Africa's informal workers [[electronic resource] ] : collective agency, alliances and transnational organizing in urban Africa / / edited by Ilda Lindell

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458867003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Zed Books, 2010
• ISBN: 1-84813-833-4; 1-78032-653-X; 1-282-57932-0; 9786612579325; 1-84813-453-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Collana: Africa now
• Altri autori (Persone): Lourenço-LindellIlda
• Disciplina: 330.9; 331.096
• Soggetti: Casual labor - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Informal sector (Economics) - Africa, Sub-Saharan; Electronic books.; Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic conditions; Africa, Sub-Saharan Social conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-225) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. The political dynamics of collective organizing -- pt. 2. Constructing alliances : organizing across the formal-informal 'divide' -- pt. 3. International dimensions of organizing.
• Sommario/riassunto: Africa's Informal Workers is a vigorous examination of the informalization and casualization of work, which is changing livelihoods in Africa and beyond. Gathering cases from nine countries and cities across sub-Saharan Africa, and from a range of sectors, this volume goes beyond the usual focus on household 'coping strategies' and individual agency, addressing the growing number of collective organizations through which informal workers make themselves visible and articulate their demands and interests. The emerging picture is that of a highly divers landscape of organized actors, providing g

"Soft law" in international commercial arbitration / / Felix Dasser

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910794660703321
• Autore: Dasser Felix
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : Brill Nijhoff, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 90-04-46290-2; 978-90-04-46290-8; 90-04-46289-9; 978-90-04-46289-2
• Descrizione fisica: 304 pages
• Collana: The Pocket Books of The Hague Academy of International Law / Les livres de poche de l'Académie de droit international de La Haye ; ; 44
• Disciplina: 346.092
• Soggetti: International commercial arbitration
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Sommario/riassunto: “Soft law” is a current buzzword and considered a panacea for all kinds of issues that arise in international commercial arbitration. Very little research has, however, been done on the dogmatic underpinnings of the concept and its actual legal relevance. This course follows the development of the so-called “soft law” from its origins in public international law to commercial arbitration, where it is used today as a label for various instruments and phenomena, covering both procedural aspects and the applicable substantive law: model laws, arbitration rules, guidelines, the UNIDROIT Principles, the lex mercatoria, and others. It presents three particularly well-known sets of guidelines by the International Bar Association and discusses the pros and cons of “soft law” instruments and their potential normativity. The analysis suggests that “soft law” instruments are typically less well recognised in practice than is generally assumed. The author explains what such instruments can achieve and what minimum requirements they have to fulfil to at least aspire to some legitimacy. He argues ultimately that “soft law” instruments can be very useful tools, but they do not carry any normativity. -- Publisher.