LAW7 808 - Employment and Labor Law: A Global Perspective

This research seminar explores a variety of topics at the intersection of employment and labor law with international law and business. Examined are a diverse range of materials on such issues as international conventions on labor rights (e.g., ILO standards), comparative studies of national labor laws (e.g., Asian countries vs. EU countries vs. the US), labor side agreements contained in international treaties (e.g., NAFTA), public and private efforts to enforce labor standards around the world (e.g., corporate codes of conduct relating to sweatshops), and the extra-territorial application of US employment and labor laws.

Credits: 3