"This is Hallowed Ground": Canada and International Labour Law

Canada in International Law at 150 and Beyond | Paper No. 22 — April 2018

“This is Hallowed Ground” Canada and International Labour Law Adelle Blackett

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"This is Hallowed Ground": Canada and International Labour Law

Published on Apr 2, 2018

Centre for International Governance Innovation

A specialized agency of the United Nations that predates both the United Nations and the establishment of the Bretton Woods institutions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) was founded at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, and was part of the Treaty of Versailles. This paper is a deliberate exercise in remembering the history of the ILO. It recalls the historical ideal of international labour law (ILL) in the ILO’s founding to explain the renewed relevance of ILL in the midst of global restructuring. The paper traces a similar trajectory through the story of ILL in the Canadian courts. Throughout, the paper suggests that the evolution of ILL, internationally and in Canada, constitutes a crucial basis upon which to build ILL’s transnational futures.

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