In the winter of 2023, Professor Blackett is teaching an advanced Transnational Labour Law seminar, in collaboration with teaching fellow Julia Selman-Ayetey. The seminar centres the corpus of international labour standards emanating primarily from the organization that survived the League of Nations to become a United Nations specialized agency, the International Labour Organization (ILO).ÌýÌý
In a focused initiative to foster links with the Institute for Air and Space Law (IASL) and in recognition of the importance of transportation to transnational labour governance, the first half of the course includes dedicated attention to the transnational dimensions of airline labour law.ÌýÌý
The topics aim to enable an understanding of transnational labour law and offer the seminar’s participants a thorough overview of transnational labour law’s core sites, including corporate social responsibility for labour conditions, the pluralist legal challenges of labour market informality and the interpretation of labour norms.Ìý
The 12-week lecture series reunites experts in the field, from the academia to core institutions. Recordings of selected lectures were made available to the public.Ìý
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Tuesday, January 10 | 13 – 16 (EST)Ìý
Inaugural ClassÌý
Welcomes:Ìý
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Mr. Gilbert Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO (pre-recorded)Ìý
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Professor Ram Jakhu, IASLÌý
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Mr. Michael Gill, Director of the Legal Office, ICAOÌý
Tuesday, January 17 | 13 – 16 (EST)Ìý
Overview: the ILO and ICAOÌý
Welcomes:Ìý
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Dr. Anne Trebilcock, former Director of the Legal Office, ILOÌý
Overview of the basic framework of international labour law with a focus on international standard setting and supervisory bodiesÌý
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Dr. Yaw Nyampong, ICAO & Institute of Air and Space Law, Â鶹ÇøÌý
Overview of the basic framework of air law and the decentralized approach to labour lawÌý
Tuesday, January 24 | 13 – 16 (EST)Ìý
Cases and Challenges in Transnational Airline Labour LawÌý
Welcomes:Ìý
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Professor Pablo Arellano, Labour Law Specialist, ILOÌý
National regulatory challenges and case studies on Aviance (Colombia) and Lan (Chile)Ìý
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Ruwan Subasinghe, International Federation of Transport WorkersÌý
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Tuesday, January 31 | 13 – 16 (EST)Ìý
Spotlight on EuropeÌý
Welcomes:Ìý
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Professor Peter TurnbullÌý
The challenge of low-cost carriers in airline labour lawÌý
Tuesday, February 7 | 13 – 16 (EST)Ìý
Learning from Other Transporation SectorsÌý
Welcomes:Ìý
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Professor Désirée LeClercqÌý
Regulating maritime labour law transnationallyÌý
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Tuesday, February 14 | 13 – 16 (EST)Ìý
The Case of the Transnational Regulation of International Air LawÌý
Welcomes:Ìý
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Dr. Andrea Trimarchi
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