Hybrid | Freedom of Association and the Right to Strike: Towards an ICJ Resolution?
27 November 2023, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
This event is organised by the °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Labour Rights Institute and °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Human Rights Institute
Event Information
Open to
- All
Organiser
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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Laws
Location
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°×С½ãÂÛ̳ Faculty of Laws (Moot Court)4-8 Endsleigh GardensLondonWC1H 0EG
About this event
Does the ILO Convention on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise 1948 (No 87) protect the right to strike? The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations, a committee of independent experts responsible for monitoring the application of ratified Conventions by Member States, has taken the view that the right to strike is a corollary to the right to freedom of association. However, the Employers’ group has been questioning this, and this led to a crisis in the ILO in recent years.
On the 10th of November, the Governing Body of the ILO voted to refer the dispute over the right to strike to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under article 37 of the ILO Constitution that provides that any question or dispute relating to the interpretation of Conventions can be referred to the ICJ.
In this public event, experts in labour law and international law will consider the questions, challenges and opportunities raised by this development.
The speakers
- Lord Hendy KC (Honorary Professor, °×С½ãÂÛ̳ Laws, Old Square Chambers)
- Professor Tonia Novitz (University of Bristol) and
- Professor Martins Paparinskis (°×С½ãÂÛ̳ and International Law Commission)
Chair and welcome:ÌýProfessors Virginia Mantouvalou and Nicola Countouris (°×С½ãÂÛ̳)
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