Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal
Encyclopedia
The Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal is a law journal
which publishes articles in the field of comparative and transnational labor and employment law.
The journal was founded in 1976 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
as the Comparative Labor Law Journal. In 1997, the journal moved to the University of Illinois
and rechristened the Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal to widen its scope.
The journal publishes comparative analysis articles on labor law, employment policy, labor economics, worker migration, and social security
issues. Many articles focus on legal systems in developing countries
or post-colonial nations with emerging or new legal systems.
The target audience for the journal comprises academics, practicing attorneys, policy makers, students, workers and labor movement officials and activists. The journal's stated policy is to make the publication readable and of practical value to officials in developing countries.
The journal is published quarterly by the University of Illinois College of Law
and the International Society for Labor Law and Social Security
.
Law review
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which publishes articles in the field of comparative and transnational labor and employment law.
The journal was founded in 1976 at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
The University of Pennsylvania Law School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the law school of the University of Pennsylvania. A member of the Ivy League, it is among the oldest and most selective law schools in the nation. It is currently ranked 7th overall by U.S. News & World Report,...
as the Comparative Labor Law Journal. In 1997, the journal moved to the University of Illinois
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
and rechristened the Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal to widen its scope.
The journal publishes comparative analysis articles on labor law, employment policy, labor economics, worker migration, and social security
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
issues. Many articles focus on legal systems in developing countries
Developing country
A developing country, also known as a less-developed country, is a nation with a low level of material well-being. Since no single definition of the term developing country is recognized internationally, the levels of development may vary widely within so-called developing countries...
or post-colonial nations with emerging or new legal systems.
The target audience for the journal comprises academics, practicing attorneys, policy makers, students, workers and labor movement officials and activists. The journal's stated policy is to make the publication readable and of practical value to officials in developing countries.
The journal is published quarterly by the University of Illinois College of Law
UIUC College of Law
The University of Illinois College of Law is the law school of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the flagship campus of the public University of Illinois university system. The College of Law was established in 1897, and offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law...
and the International Society for Labor Law and Social Security
International Society for Labor Law and Social Security
The International Society for Labour and Social Security Law is an international association whose purpose is to study labour and social security law at the national and international level, to promote the exchange of ideas and information from a comparative perspective, and to encourage the...
.