ILRIC 4333 - Comparative Labor and Employment Law

Fall. 4 Credits. Letter grades only.

Co-meets with ILRIC 6333.

A. Colvin.

Examines the laws governing employment and labor relations in comparative perspective. It covers examples of employment and labor law systems of countries from a number of different regions of the world including Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia. It also examines insights from comparative perspectives on major contemporary employment and labor law issues. The course assumes some existing knowledge of American employment and labor law, but will also consider American employment and labor law in comparative perspective.