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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454799103321

Autore

Humbert Franziska

Titolo

The challenge of child labour in international law / / Franziska Humbert [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2009

ISBN

1-107-19414-8

0-511-70031-8

0-511-64134-6

0-511-63890-6

0-511-63783-7

0-511-63998-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 435 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ; ; 64

Disciplina

344.01/31

Soggetti

Child labor - Law and legislation

Children (International law)

Children's rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 390-417) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The problem of child labour -- The prohibition of child labour in international law -- UN and ILO implementation mechanisms for the prohibition of child labour -- Trade measures on child labour -- Recommendations for an ILO-WTO enforcement regime.

Sommario/riassunto

Child labour remains a widespread problem around the world. Over 200 million children can be regarded as child labourers, and about 10 million children are involved in producing either agricultural or manufactured products for export. Franziska Humbert explores the status of child labour in international law. Offering a wide-ranging analysis of the problem, she explores the various UN and ILO instruments and reveals the weaknesses of the current frameworks installed by these bodies to protect children from economic exploitation. After assessing to what extent trade measures such as conditionalities, labelling and trade restrictions and promotional activities can reduce child labour, she suggests an alternative legal framework which takes into account the needs of children.