Advanced aspects of Labour Law
[DROP2141]
[30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 2d semester.
Teacher(s): Pierre-Paul Van Gehuchten
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- to teach the student how to scrutinize relevant issues in current labour law;
- to cultivate the skills required to adopt a multi-level governance approach to labour law, bearing in mind legal sources (national, international, unilateral and collective) and their case law (European, Supreme or High Court, labour jurisdictions);
- to cultivate the skills required to make, on a pertinent legal basis, a personal and critical assessment of the evolution of labour law and economic transformations.
This course is part of a cohesive series in the Master's options programme. The course lecturers for this "social" option are a team: they cooperate upon the content and methods of each course to ensure they are complementary.
Main themes
It focuses on relevant and current issues in order to revise and reappraise principles of labour law: flexicurity and individual rights, information and consultation, collective action and the internal market, health and safety at work, etc New topics are selected every year.