Human Rights, Identity and the Common Good: Revisiting the Right to Development in the Uncertain Context of the Future of Work
Following the 2008 financial crisis, disillusionment with the establishment has grown. Populist politics has increasingly permeated and polarized political discourse, weakening citizenship and reducing the accountability of those in charge. Against this backdrop, the future of work has become increasingly uncertain with the increasing disruption caused by automation, artificial intelligence, and the ‘gig economy‘. The...
Workplace (in)justice, law and labour resistance in Vietnam
The limitations of labour law and its implementation in Vietnam have been identified by scholars as the main reasons for the persistence of factory strikes, yet there has been little analysis concerning how workers themselves perceive the labour law and how law matters in workers‘ resistance to abusive practices. This paper explores how workers‘ ideas...
Neoliberal and Welfare Interpretation of Social Development and Global Crisis
This paper deals with neoliberal and welfare conception of social development as dominant but mutually contrasted ones in contemporary political debates, and as crucial ones for interpreting global crisis. Their basic differences concern relation between state and economics in modern capitalism, with essential implications for an issue of actual global crisis. Policies based on one...
Who Will Protect Social Rights in Times of Economic Crisis? Exploring the Legal Parameters of Judicial Intervention in Brazilian Public Policies
Are the courts able to defend social rights against the will of the majority powers in times of economic crisis? The legal literature affirms the role of the Judiciary as the guardian of the Constitution and consequently, guarantor of these rights against Government‘s choices. In contrast, empirical studies show that, in analyzing the preferences of...