Automation at Work and Automating Work: Recent Reflections
…to attend and comment upon a number of panels on the theme of automation. In this blog post, I would like to briefly summaries some aspects of those presentations I…
…to attend and comment upon a number of panels on the theme of automation. In this blog post, I would like to briefly summaries some aspects of those presentations I…
…the detrimental effect on competitive opportunities for imported products (in order to comply with GATT Article III, as interpreted so far by case-law). This requires a considerable amount of time…
…emissions. Naturally, many of the measures of environmental protection that are increasingly taken or under consideration by governments (especially those taken to comply with their obligations under the Paris Agreement)…
…law. It was also possible for tripartite bodies known as Joint Labour Committees (a body operating under the auspices of the Labour Court) to produce sectoral agreements which were binding…
…employee brought an unfair dismissal and notice complaint against his employer to the WRC. The respondent, an Adjudication Officer thereof, dismissed the complaint without any formal hearing, having made her…
…the aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by at least 55% by 2030, an Open, Sustainable and Assertive Trade Strategy was communicated by the European Commission on 18 February…
In early April 2021, a draft EU Regulation on a European Approach to Artificial Intelligence was leaked to the press. The draft had been already attentively commented, among others, by…
…requirements on specific companies above a certain size, the EU law would bind all companies (albeit with less strict requirements for smaller enterprises). Companies with cross-border operations will be conferred…
The promise of 5G Fifth-generation wireless systems – commonly known as 5G – are a big leap forward for mobile communications. The innovations connected to 5G could be worth around…
…experienced changes to work attributable to caring commitments. Demographics relay a more precise articulation of who teleworks. Age factored into teleworking. Those aged 40-49 comprised the bulk, with a crescendo…
…regardless of all these complexities, courts and regulators worldwide, many courts and regulators proved that platform work is compatible with employment status and meaningful labour protection. Even if this does…
…Claims Tribunal, (a tribunal constituted entirely by State-appointed judges) and awards rendered by the Courts of Arbitration of the Chambers of Commerce in Comecon States during the Soviet period (where…
The central theme of the 18th International Conference in Commemoration of Professor Marco Biagi, held online 16-19 March 2021 by the University of Modena, was “Protecting Autonomous Work”. I had…
…powers now brings threat scenarios that are fundamentally linked to their growing international competitiveness. In the eyes of many observers, competitive asymmetries arise through the use of “non-market-based instruments.” The…
…the lack of jurisdiction ratione personae and ratione loci. [7] Jurisdiction The Grand Chamber of the ECtHR dismisses Germany’s jurisdictional objection. In its judgment, the ECtHR holds that, when combined,…
…a Committee on Trade and Environment[2] entrusted with the mandate to explore the linkages and synergies between the two sets of policies. Third, the first WTO Ministerial Conference, held in…
…Lim for their insightful comments. [1] WTO | Trade and environment [2] havana.PDF (wto.org) The Havana Charter was a comprehensive treaty negotiated in the frame of the United Nations…
…press has contributed its own critique of the outdated nature of the law with the commensurate economic lag it will produce. The law codified the ‘ABC Test’[1] which had been…
On January 8, 2021, a South Korean district court ordered the Japanese government to pay compensation to a group of former “comfort women (慰安婦),” also known as victims of sexual…
…openness, industry needs, and business opportunities. Any such economic analysis need not, however, be comprehensive: a mere identification of business and consumer need will suffice. In respect of the compatibility…