{"product_id":"9781849465106","title":"The Right to Work : Legal and Philosophical Perspectives","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Right to Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe value of work cannot be underestimated in today's world. Work is valuable\u003cbr\u003ebecause productive labour generates goods needed for survival, such as food and\u003cbr\u003ehousing; goods needed for self-development, such as education and culture; and\u003cbr\u003eother material goods that people wish to have in order to live a fulfilling life. A\u003cbr\u003ejob also generally inspires a sense of achievement, self-esteem and the esteem of\u003cbr\u003eothers. People develop social relations at work, which can be very important for\u003cbr\u003ethem. Work brings both material and non-material benefits.\u003cbr\u003eThere is no doubt that work is a crucial good. Do we have a human right to this\u003cbr\u003egood? What is the content of the right? Does it impose a duty on governments to\u003cbr\u003epromote full employment? Does it entail an obligation to protect decent work?\u003cbr\u003eThere is also a question about the right-holders. Do migrants have a right to work,\u003cbr\u003efor example? At the same time many people would rather not work. What kind of\u003cbr\u003eright is this, if many people do not want to have it? The chapters of this book\u003cbr\u003eaddress the uncertainty and controversy that surround the right to work both in\u003cbr\u003etheoretical scholarship and in policymaking. They discuss the philosophical\u003cbr\u003eunderpinnings of the right to work, and its development in human rights law at\u003cbr\u003enational level (in jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan,\u003cbr\u003eFrance and the United States) and international level (in the context of the United\u003cbr\u003eNations, the European Social Charter, the International Labour Organization, theEuropean Convention on Human Rights and other legal orders).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Virginia Mantouvalou has assembled a remarkable collection of essays on the 'right to work' (RTW). The provenance, content, efficacy, future prospects and very existence of RTW are contested by many of her distinguished contributors.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Modern Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...this book provides some deep insights into the thousand faces of the right to work in a number of jurisdictions...The book makes a great contribution to the analysis of this right.” —\u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Social Security\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“...a fascinating and multi-faceted discourse on the nature of work and the meaning of rights....This slim but complex and weighty book will be an excellent selection for academic libraries supporting advanced or interdisciplinary study in labour law, worker's rights, or human rights - particularly its international aspects.” —\u003ci\u003eCanadian Law Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book has important implications for workers' rights and human rights separately- and workers' rights together.” —\u003ci\u003eComparative Labor Law and Policy Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Indeed, the contributions seem to suggest that rather than being conceived as an endpoint in terms of a clear and sharply defined legal instrument, the right to work is better seen as a way to raise discussion about many underlying issues for enhancing labour protection.” —\u003ci\u003eIndustrial Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781849465106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Hart Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40739342123214,"sku":"9781849465106","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_33c130ca-dab4-4af4-bebe-ee5c479e49db.jpg?v=1641362133","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781849465106","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}