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International Labour Law

What is International Labour Law?


What is International Labour Law? 

International labour law is the body of international legal norms which regulates issues concerning work. International labour law covers both the substantive rules of law established at the international level and the procedural rules relating to their adoption and implementation at the national level.

Source: L Swepston, 'International Labour Law' in Roger Blanpain (ed), Comparative Labor Law and Industrial Relations in Industrialized Market Economies (Kluwer, 10th ed, 2010) 141. Law Library KB 224 COMP