Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

The Promotion of Human Rights and International Labour Standards After Lisbon: An Introduction

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
The Role of the EU in the Promotion of Human Rights and International Labour Standards in Its External Trade Relations

  • 424 Accesses

Abstract

The book is the culmination of research spanning a period of four years during which the interconnectedness of the economy and the pace of change has increased at majestic levels with rising uncertainty, social concerns and new regulatory challenges for states and international organisations alike.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 109.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

Notes

  1. 1.

    For detailed information, European Commission, ‘TTIP—News Archive’, Department for Trade (DG Trade), https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=1230, accessed on 14 June 2020; for a critique of TTIP, see De Ville and Siles-Brügge (2017); specifically in relation to the implications of TTIP for labour rights and standards, Tyc (2017).

  2. 2.

    The departure of the UK from the EU is referred to more commonly with the term of “Brexit” from the amalgamation of the words “British” or “Britain” and the word “exit”, see further Sect. 3.5.5 in Chap. 3 of this book.

  3. 3.

    On the complexities of regulating in times of uncertainty in the EU context, see Larik (2013); specifically in relation to trade, Young (2017).

  4. 4.

    Forsythe (2018), p. 4.

  5. 5.

    Ibid., at p. 7.

  6. 6.

    Ibid.

  7. 7.

    For an excellent critique from the perspective of justice, see Kochenov et al. (2017).

  8. 8.

    Lamy (2010).

  9. 9.

    Stiglitz (2002), at p. 5.

  10. 10.

    Cremona (2019), at p. 64.

  11. 11.

    Chapter 2 of the book offers a detailed literature review of the EU’s role as a global actor.

  12. 12.

    Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community, 13 December 2007, 2007/C 306/01.

  13. 13.

    United Nations, Charter of the United Nations, 24 October 1945, 1 UNTS XVI, available at: https://www.un.org/en/sections/un-charter/un-charter-full-text/, accessed on 20 February 2020.

  14. 14.

    Articles 3(5) TEU and 21 TEU.

  15. 15.

    Van Vooren et al. (2013), p. 2.

  16. 16.

    Ibid.

  17. 17.

    Article 206 TFEU provides that the Union shall contribute to the harmonious development of world trade, the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade and on foreign direct investment, and the lowering of customs and other barriers.

  18. 18.

    European Commission (2004).

  19. 19.

    Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union [2000] OJ C364/01.

  20. 20.

    E.g. Fierro (2002), Bartels (2005).

  21. 21.

    E.g. Addo (2015), Orbie and Tortell (2011).

  22. 22.

    E.g. Bartels (2015), Velluti and Tzevelekos (2018).

  23. 23.

    Williams (2010), at p. 1.

  24. 24.

    Ibid.

  25. 25.

    Sen (1999), Nussbaum (2011); for a detailed account of the capabilities approach in relation to labour law, see Langille (2019).

References

International Law

EU Primary Law

  • Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000) OJ C364/01

    Google Scholar 

  • Treaty of Lisbon Amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community, 13 Dec 2007, 2007/C 306/01

    Google Scholar 

EU Official Documents

  • European Commission, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the regions, ‘The Social Dimension of Globalisation—the EU’s Contribution on Extending Benefits to All’ COM (2004) 383final

    Google Scholar 

Books and Chapters in Books

  • Addo K (2015) Core labour standards and international trade. Springer, Heidelberg

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Bartels L (2005) Human rights conditionality in the EU’s international agreements. OUP, Oxford

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Cremona M (2019) Extending the reach of EU law. The EU as an international legal actor. In: Cremona M, Scott J (eds) EU law beyond EU borders. The extraterritorial reach of EU Law. OUP, Oxford, pp 64–111

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Fierro E (2002) The EU’s approach to human rights conditionality in practice. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague

    Google Scholar 

  • Forsythe DP (2018) Human rights in international relations. CUP, Cambridge

    Google Scholar 

  • Kochenov D, de Búrca G, Williams A (eds) (2017) Europe’s justice deficit?. Hart Publishing, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Langille B (ed) (2019) The capability approach to labour law. OUP, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Larik J (2013) Entrenching global governance: the EU’s constitutional objectives caught between a Sanguine World view and a daunting reality. In: Van Vooren B, Blockmans S, Wouters J (eds) The EU’s role in global governance. OUP, Oxford, pp 7–22

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Nussbaum M (2011) Creating capabilities. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Sen A (1999) Development as freedom. OUP, Oxford

    Google Scholar 

  • Stiglitz J (2002) Globalisation and its discontents. Penguin, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Orbie J, Tortell L (eds) (2011) The European union and the social dimension of globalisation. Routledge, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Van Vooren B, Blockmans S, Wouters J (2013) The legal dimension of global governnace: what role for the European Union? An introduction. In: Van Vooren B, Blockmans S, Wouters J (eds) The EU’s role in global governance. OUP, Oxford, pp 1–4

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Velluti S, Tzevelekos VP (eds) (2018) Special issue: ‘Extraterritoriality of EU law and human rights after Lisbon: the case of trade and public procurement. Europe and the World: A Law Review 2(1)

    Google Scholar 

  • Williams A (2010) The ethos of Europe. Values, law and justice in the EU. CUP, Cambridge

    Google Scholar 

Journal Articles

Other

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Sussex Law School, School of Law, Politics and Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

    Samantha Velluti

Authors
  1. Samantha Velluti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Samantha Velluti .

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Velluti, S. (2020). The Promotion of Human Rights and International Labour Standards After Lisbon: An Introduction. In: The Role of the EU in the Promotion of Human Rights and International Labour Standards in Its External Trade Relations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56748-4_1

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56748-4_1

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-56746-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-56748-4

  • eBook Packages: Law and CriminologyLaw and Criminology (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation