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Pursuing international labour rights in U.S. courts: New uses for old tools
Resource type
Author/contributor
- Compa, Lance (Author)
Title
Pursuing international labour rights in U.S. courts: New uses for old tools
Abstract
Filing lawsuits in US federal and state courts for workers' rights violations suffered by workers employed by American corporations abroad is one of several strategies for promoting labour rights. To succeed, such suits must first overcome the strong presumption against extraterritorial effect of US law. Other jurisdictional hurdles like "inconvenient forum" also require caution in bringing suits. With the right strategic choices, labour rights litigation can be an effective means of advancing workers' rights in the global economy.
Publication
Relations Industrielles
Volume
57
Issue
1
Pages
48-76
Date
Winter 2002
Language
English
ISSN
0034379X
Short Title
Pursuing international labour rights in U.S. courts
Accessed
3/10/15, 1:15 AM
Library Catalog
ProQuest
Rights
Copyright Universite Laval - Departement des Relations Industrielles Winter 2002
Citation
Compa, L. (2002). Pursuing international labour rights in U.S. courts: New uses for old tools. Relations Industrielles, 57(1), 48–76. http://www.erudit.org/revue/ri/2002/v57/n1/index.html
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