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Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law

The book brings together leading scholars in law and philosophy from around the world to examine the philosophical foundations of labour law.

Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law

12 December 2018

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Collins, Hugh; Lester, Gillian and Mantouvalou, VirginiaPhilosophical Foundations of Labour Law. (2018) Oxford University Press.

Summary 

Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law brings together leading scholars in law and philosophy from around the world to examine the philosophical foundations of labour law. It addresses the political and theoretical challenges posed by globalisation, marketisation, and technological disruption, and explores why and how the law regulates and ought to regulate work and relations in the workplace on the basis of concepts such as human dignity, freedom and the prohibition of exploitation. 

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