International Regulations and European Community Social Law
Code: 100494Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Relations | OB | 2 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Jaume Munich Gasa
- Email :
- jaume.munich@uab.cat
Teaching staff (external to UAB)
- Alberto Moreno Solé
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
Is good to have a good knowledge of of the subjects of the first course.
The teaching of the subject will be taught taking into account the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Objectives
The subject International norms and European Social Law is taught in the second semester of the second year of the degree. The aim of this subject is for students to acquire basic notions about international and European norms in socio-labour matters. This includes both the general regulations arising from the United Nations system and particularly the International Labour Organisation, and the regulations created within the framework of the European Union. The growing effects of globalisation on labour relations, the increase in workers' mobility and the pressure for a universalisation of the international minimum standards of the agenda for decent work for all incorporated into the Millennium Development Goals has led to a progressive international codification of labour regulations. This entails, on the one hand, the need to fully incorporate into the teaching of Labour Law the mechanisms for the creation, application and control of international law and its implications at regional and national level. On the other hand, the progressive expansion of the social dimension of European integration and the development of European Social Law entails a gradual convergence of state policies and regulations within the EU that must incorporate common standards and regulations.
From the educational perspective of Public International Law and European Union Law, students are expected to achieve several objectives, including:
- Identify the object, sources and principles of Public International Law and European Union Law.
- Differentiate the various subjects that interact in the field of Public International Law and European Union Law.
- Know the mechanisms for the creation, application and control of Public International Law and European Union Law.
- Understand the interrelationships between International Law, European Union Law and state rights.
- Know the main rights and duties derived from international and European regulations in relation to workers and labor relations.
Learning outcomes
- Assessing the benefits of the extrajudicial systems of conflict solution in the procedural practice.
- Understanding the meaning and proceedings of every formality and the means of challenge of every assumption.
- Classifying the basic institutions of employee representation in a company.
- Acting as a negotiator in a collective bargaining presented as a practical work.
- Applying and using in teaching practice the mechanisms of the collective agreements.
- Recognising the different measures that form the industrial dispute.
- Explaining the methods of job placement and intermediation in the labour market.
- Working autonomously.
- Self-motivating by undertaking specific training programs to acquire new knowledge.
- Students must be capable of deciding, sharply taking decisions and judging.
- Clearly expressing ideas or facts in a compelling way.
- Students must be capable of persuading others to agree with their point of view.
- Verbally communicating and defending a project.
- Drawing up and formalising reports and documents.
- Applying the information and communication technologies to the different areas of action.
- Working effectively in teams.
Contents
BLOCK I.
Lesson 1. The subjects of public international law (PIL): the International Organizations (IO).
Introduction. The subjects of PIL. Concept of IO and differences with other international actors. The international subjectivity of the IO. The competences of the IO. The institucionalization of international society: special reference to the role of the United Nations System.
Lesson 2. Concept, characteristics and principles of PIL.
Concept and characteristics of the PIL as a legal system of the international society. Structural principles of the PIL: sovereign equality, non-intervention, good faith, peaceful settlement of disputes, prohibition of resorting to the threat or the use of force, assistance to the United Nations (UN), UN authority over non-member States, cooperate among them, respect for human rights, and self-determination of peoples.
Lesson 3. The process of formation of norms in PIL.
The sources of the PIL. Treaty concept. The celebration of treaties. The role of other sources and mechanisms of the PIL: custom, GPL, equity, jurisprudence, doctrine, unilateral acts of States, and regulatory acts of the IO (internal normative function and external regulatory function). Soft law. The interaction between formal sources and coadjuvant mechanisms for the creation of norms.
Lesson 4. The process of applying the rules in PIL.
The reception and hierarchy in domestic law of the general IL, conventional and the normative acts of the IO. The appplication of PIL by internal organs. International mechanisms to enforce compliance with the international obligations of States: monitoring techniques, international control, self-restraint or countermeasures, and international sanctions or institutionalized procedures (social sanctions, disciplinary power and the power of coercion of Chapters VII and VIII of the Charter). The practice of the UN and other international mechanisms.
Lesson 5. General aspectsof the International Labor Organization (ILO) and its normative action.
Origin and characteristics of the ILO. Evolution of the ILO: special reference to the Philadelphia Declaration of May 10, 1944. The purposes of the ILO. Organizational structure of the ILO: the principle of tripartism and the functions of the different organs (International Labor Conference, Board of Directors and the International Labor Office). The capacity of the ILO to conclude international treaties. The ILO's powers to adopt conventions, recommendations and resolutions.
Lesson 6. Application and control of the ILO's regulatory framework.
The effects of international labor agreements. The review, withdrawal, suspension and denunciation of the conventions. The system of ordinary supervision: the role of the Committee of Experts on the application of conventions and recommendations. Special claim and complaint procedures. The institutionalized reaction within the ILO.
Lesson 7. The institutions and competences of the European Union (EU).
The process of European integration. The institutional system of the EU (Council, European Council, EP, Commission, CJEU, ECB, Court of Auditors, Committee of the Regions, Economic and Social Committee, and Ombudsman) and decision making. The distribution of competences between the EU and the Member States.
Lesson 8. The law of the EU and its application.
The sources of the legal system of the EU: primary law, non-written law (custom and GPL), law resulting from the international obligations of the EU and derivative law (typical and atypical acts). Jurisprudence and doctrine. The guiding principles (immediate applicability, direct effect, primacy, etc.) of the relations between the law of the EU and the internal rights. Control mechanisms (jurisdictional and non-jurisdictional) andcollaboration for the fulfillment of EU law.
BLOCK II.
Lesson 9. The European construction and its social dimension.
Evolution of European social law since 1957. Community social policy after the reform of the Treaty of Amsterdam and the Treaty of Nice. The contributions of the Lisbon Treaty.
Lesson 10. Evolution of social objectives and their community legal instrumentation.
The European Social Agenda. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.
Lesson 11. The internal market. The free movement of workers. The right of establishment and the freedom to provide services.
The notion of a worker. Scope of application of free movement. The rights linked to the free movement of workers and the principle of non-discrimination: a) displacement and residence; b) Access to employment; c) Working conditions; d) Permanence in the country of work after the cessation of work activity. The various ways of carrying out the free provision of services and their normative jurisprudential evolution.
Lesson 12. Non-discrimination of gender and other discriminatory aspects in the field of the European Union.
Equal pay for men and women: scope of equality and remuneration notions. Equality in relation to access to employment, vocational training and working conditions. Measures to promote equal opportunities for women. Evolution of the right to equal treatment. The principle of non-discrimination.
Lesson 13. The health and safety of workers in the field of the European Union. Work time.
A) health and safety of workers; B) working time C) working conditions
Lesson 14. Temporary and part-time contracts within the European Union.
Non-discriminatory directives and prohibition of abuse within the European Union
Lesson 15.-Transmission of company
The contributions of the European Directive and Community case law in the field of the European Union.
Lesson 16. From the Lisbon Strategy to the 2020 Strategy.
The European employment strategy. Community guidelines and national employment plans. Economic, social and territorial cohesion. Regional policy and structural funds. The European Social Fund: objectives and actions.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASE STUDY RESOLUTION | 22.5 | 0.9 | 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
| RECENSIONS | 10 | 0.4 | 7, 8, 9, 15 |
| MASTER CLASSES | 22.5 | 0.9 | 3, 4, 9, 10 |
| Case study preparation | 40 | 1.6 | 1, 2, 8, 14 |
| STUDY | 50 | 2 | 1, 8, 9, 11, 14 |
Directed activities:
- Master classes: taught by the teacher.
- Case study resolution: each teacher at the begining of the course will explain their system.
Autonomous activities (case study prepartion, recensions, and study): each teacher in the classroom (and virtual campus) will explain how to prepare autonomously the contents of the course.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECENSION | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9, 11, 14, 15 |
| 4 CASES STUDY EVALUABLE | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 |
| EXAM OF CONTENTS | 50 | 5 | 0.2 | 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 |
EVALUATION
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: for this subject, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed exclusively in support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction or translations or other specific situations in which it is considered. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated with this technology, specify the tools used and include a critical reflection on how these have influenced the process and the final result of the activity. The lack of transparency of the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or greater sanctions in serious cases.
Bibliography
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ESSENTIAL TEXTS
- ANDRES, P.,Legislación bàsica de derecho internacional público, 25ª ed., Tecnos, 2025.
- MANGAS, A., Tratado de la Unión Europea, Tratado de Funcionamiento y otros actos básicos de la Unión Europea, 29ª ed., Tecnos, 2025.
- TORRES, N., Derecho internacional público. Instrumentos normativos, 2ª ed., Tirant lo Blanch, 2017.
- ILOLEX.
Software
We don't use computer software in this subject.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 51 | Catalan | second semester | afternoon |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 51 | Catalan | second semester | afternoon |