Developing the Right to Work: Intersecting and Dialoguing Human Rights and Economic Policy

33(1) Human Rights Quarterly (February, 2011) 1-41

42 Pages Posted: 4 Aug 2012

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Jeremy Sarkin

NOVA University of Lisbon - Faculty of Law

Mark A. Koenig

Independent

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

This article explores why the “right to work” remains underdeveloped through an analysis of its theoretical origins and developmental path. First, the article explores specific content of the right to work, as well as the international legal instruments that generate that content. Second, the article examines the development of the right over time, and the debates that have shaped it. This discussion progresses into analysis of the different perspectives and approaches to the right to work emerging from the human rights and labor movements. The differences in approach between policy makers and those in the human rights sector, caused largely by developments in economic theories, is also examined to help explain the contemporary status of the right to work. Ultimately, the article discusses the challenges of bringing human rights dialogue to bear on economic decision-making, and concludes with recommendations for the future development of the right to work.

Suggested Citation

Sarkin, Jeremy and Koenig, Mark A., Developing the Right to Work: Intersecting and Dialoguing Human Rights and Economic Policy (2011). 33(1) Human Rights Quarterly (February, 2011) 1-41, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2123075

Jeremy Sarkin (Contact Author)

NOVA University of Lisbon - Faculty of Law ( email )

Campus de Campolide
Lisboa, 1099-032
Portugal

Mark A. Koenig

Independent ( email )

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