The making of labour law in Europe : a comparative study of nine countries up to 1945

Abstract

Introduction by Bob Hepple Aims, Methods and Scope The 'Social Question' and the Emergence of Labour Law Economic Development and Industrialisation The Modernisation of the State The Character of the Employers' and Labour Movements Ideology and the Growth of Legal Rationality in Labour Relationships 1 The Evolution of the Contract of Employment Bruno Veneziani Introduction The Removal of Restrictions on Freedom of Contract Freedom of Movement, the Right to Work and the Right of Assistance The Guild System Apprenticeship in the Guild System Penal Law and the New Social Order The Work-Book and Penal Sanctions Breach of Contract and Private Law Some Pre-Industrial Remnants Domestic Servants Agricultural Labourers Public Servants Locatio Conductio and the Contract of Service From Status to Contract The Evolution of the Location Conductio Model in the Civil Law Systems The Contract of Service in England Freedom of Contract and the New Conception of Labour Law Inequality of the Contracting Principles The Notion of Subordination The New Conception of the Contract of Employment Conslusions 2 Laissez-faire and State Protection of Workers Thilo Ramm Laissez-faire and State Protection The Model: British Protective Legislation until the First World War Protection for Special Groups of Workers in Other Countries Children and Young Persons Women Disabled Persons Home-workers The Protection of All Workers Protection of Wages Safety and Health Standards The Length of the Working Day The Development of State Inspection General Observations 3 Welfare Legislation and Wage-Labour Bob Hepple Introduction The Impact of the Industrial Revolution The Old System of Poor Relief The Economic and Social Consequences of Industrialisation The Ideology of Liberalism and Individualism The New Relief Schemes The Civil Liability of the Employer for Accidents and Sickness Mutual Aid The Bismarckian Reforms in Germany The Economic and Ideological Background The Legislation The Influence of Other Countries The Development of Legislation on Accidents and Illness at Work The Emergence of Specific Leglisation Extensions of the Legislation The Spread of Insurance The Development of Protection against Non-Vocational Risks Old Age, Disability, and Death Sickness and Maternity Family Support Conclusions 4 The Problems of Unemployment Eliane Vogel-Polsky Introduction Specific Policies Related to Unemployment Labout Exchanges Public Works Programmes Emigration Remediws against the Consequences of Unemployment: Unemployment Insurance Protection of Workers against Dismissal General Rukes Protection of Special Groups Limitations on the Right to Terminate the Contract Conclusions 5 Collective Self-Regulation Antoine Jacobs Introduction From Repression to Toleration Origins and Nature of the Bans on Combinations The Repeal of the Combination Bans Specific Trade Union Leglislation Industrial Disputes and the Criminal Law From Toleration to Recognition The Rise of Modern Trade Unions The Growth of Employers' Associations The Movement towards Recognition Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration Collective Agreements and the Law Industrial Disputes and Civil Law Conclusions 6 Workers' Participation, the Representation of Labour and Special Labour Courts Thilo Ramm The Problem Plant Level Regional and National Representation of Labour Approaches towards a Comprehensive System Special Labour Courts General Observations 7 Epilogue: The New Ordering of Labour Law 1918-45 Thilo Ramm The Structure of Labour Law before the First World War The Establishment of International Labour Law The Democratic States and Labour Law The Totalitarian States and Labour Law The Second World War and Labour Law

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