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"Preface" [2015] ELECD 1013; in Blackett, Adelle; Trebilcock, Anne (eds), "Research Handbook on Transnational Labour Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) xiii

Book Title: Research Handbook on Transnational Labour Law

Editor(s): Blackett, Adelle; Trebilcock, Anne

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781782549789

Section Title: Preface

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Preface


This book brings together the thoughts of 41 contributors in 38 chapters, each
exploring different facets of transnational labour law. In the first part, we explore
`transnational,' `labour' and `law,' and set the scene for the sections that follow in
relation to each of these elements. The second part begins with a sampling of
transnational labour law's methods, along with some of its development dimensions,
taking into account north-south perspectives. Part 3 looks at the field as labour law,
shedding light on freedom of association and equality in particular while exploring the
emerging role of institutions such as the International Labour Organization. The focus
then shifts in Part 4 to some striking features of this body of norms, ranging from the
thickening of soft law to social regionalism and the transnational challenge to the
regulation of labour as a factor of production.
Various chapters remind us that this field lies on the cusp of human rights, labour
rights and broader international law. Transnational labour law remains in some respects
a contested field, and with that in mind, the collection includes some views that we do
not share.1 We hope that this book will spur greater investigation of the relationship
between transnational labour law and other public international law developments.
This book would not have appeared without the support of many people. In
particular, we wish to express our gratitude to:

+ Each of the contributors to this volume
+ The Interuniversity Research Centre on Globalization and Work/Centre ...