In association with the International Commission of Jurists

Author: Kevin Kolben

02 Feb

I would first like to thank Professor Guy Mundlak for generously taking the time to respond to my Article, and Opinio Juris for hosting this forum. Professor Mundlak is very correct to note that over time civil liberties and socioeconomic matters have become more intertwined. What’s more, the overlapping identities and realms in which workers function mean that to be protected...

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02 Feb

[Kevin Kolben is an Assistant Professor at Rutgers Business School] This Article argues that the move to human rights discourse and international legal institutions by labor scholars and labor movements, particularly American scholars and movements, deserves more reflection, debate, and perhaps reconsideration. Its thesis is grounded primarily in an intuition borne of personal experience. After graduating from college, I worked for several...

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