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Does Labour Law Need Philosophical Foundations?

Mantouvalou, V; Collins, H; Lester, G; (2018) Does Labour Law Need Philosophical Foundations? In: Collins, H and Lester, G and Mantouvalou, V, (eds.) Philosophical Foundations of Labour Law. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK.

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Abstract

This chapter examines the relationship between labour law and its philosophical foundations. It suggests that it is essential to stand back from political compromises, which are often the subject of labour law scholarship, to consider what are the key attributes of the subject and its foundational goals and principles. It proposes that we need a normative account of labour law in order to assess its shortcomings and propose reforms, but also that the most important reasons for pursuing a philosophical agenda concern the continuing existence of the subject of labour law and the paradigm around which it is built. Having made the case for the importance of examining philosophical foundations, the chapter considers methodological challenges in using political theory. We finally turn to some central values that underlie labour law and which constitute the themes of this book - freedom, dignity and human rights; distributive justice and exploitation; workplace democracy and self-determination; social inclusion - and summarise the chapters of the book.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Does Labour Law Need Philosophical Foundations?
ISBN-13: 9780198825272
Publisher version: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/philosophi...
Language: English
Keywords: Labour law, methodology, political theory, philosophical foundations, freedom, dignity, human rights, distributive justice, exploitation, workplace democracy, social inclusion
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Laws
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10045677
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