…WTO Members to inscribe their specific MA and NT commitments in their Schedules of Commitments (“SC”). GATS Article XVI:1 provides for minimum MA commitments guaranteed by a Member. It prevents…
…their vehicle to deliver parcels and their mobile phones to communicate with the company. The terms and conditions offered an unusual amount of leeway: Couriers were also able to appoint…
…Commission Recommendation on a common Union toolbox for the use of technology and data to combat and exit from the COVID-19 crisis, in particular concerning mobile applications and the use…
…is widely known that the shift toward automation can significantly affect the rights and freedoms of natural persons, which means that appropriate safeguards must be provided. To the extent that…
…the danger of a computer virus. Can a company, which is forced to close down because it is unable to comply with social distancing measures, simply replace its employees with…
…right to respect for private and family life, home and communications) and the interests of employers, which can fall under the protection of Article 16 EUCFR (freedom to conduct a…
…also coding competitions to build digital solutions to combat the pandemic’s effects. #BuildforCOVID19 Global Online Hackathon, sponsored by Facebook, Microsoft and numerous other tech companies, include contact-tracing apps and online…
…included pandemics in their National Security Strategy. For example, Russia has mentioned a pandemic among threats to its national security in public health sphere. Second, there are already examples in…
…labour, trade and European law communities, both practically and substantively. We wish our global readers continued health and success during this difficult time. All relevant coverage can be found here….
…Globalization Blog is closely following the impact of COVID-19 on the labour, trade and European law communities, both practically and substantively. We wish our global readers continued health and success…
…Belgium, an umbrella company set up under the form of a cooperative that, in return of a fee, provides for ‘fictious’ employment contracts to precarious gig-workers or freelancers for work…
…labour, trade and European law communities, both practically and substantively. We wish our global readers continued health and success during this difficult time. All relevant coverage can be found here….
…the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are controlled by Israel. Most of the international community and, in primis, the UN bodies have deplored the occupation by referring to the rules…
…PD to accept these as commitments. The emphasis moved to a free trade agreement (FTA) in which the UK would apply by its own autocthonous standards. The fear amongst opponents…
…may request a consultation within a Joint Committee[12] with a view to discussing the other side’s concerns and finding a commonly acceptable solution. If the Joint Committee fails to resolve…
…digitalization of the workplace is a multi-stage process. The first stage (innovations in communications) has seen a change in the means by which communications have been conducted where there are…
…Office commissioned a comparative legal research on this topic. We were privileged to be able to conduct this research, which resulted in a working paper just published by ILO (important…
…the same goods in different countries with significant consequences. Today (5 February 2020) the High Court has released an important decision in the case of Comptroller-General of Customs v Pharma-A-Care…
…to consider possible impacts on trade and the industry which implements that trade. The most recent relevant example is associated with the 2002 – 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)…
…commitments start with “the Parties”. This may be because the commitments in the chapter mainly consist of reaffirmation of their existing undertakings under international instruments such as the G20 communiques…
