Protection of Health and Safety at the Workplace

A Comparative Legal Study of the European Union and China

Kai Liu (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

227 Seiten

2020 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-15-6449-9 (ISBN)

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This book investigates four core characteristics of occupational health and safety legal systems in order to provide a comparative and critical analysis of the similarities and differences in protecting the health and safety of workers at the workplace. In addition to analysing the health and safety regulations, the book addresses corresponding oversight and enforcement mechanisms. It compares and contrasts five different legal systems, namely those of the EU, the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden and China. Beyond offering an overview of the modes of OHS regulation, instruments and legal enforcement practices, the book helps to answer the question of how to improve working environments in order to protect workers from all kinds of dangers encountered at the workplace. The intended readership includes researchers with a background in labour law, comparative law, Chinese law and/or European Union law.

Kai Liu, PhD in Law (Utrecht University, the Netherlands), is an Associate Professor at the Law School of Jiangsu Normal University, China. His research chiefly focuses on health law, occupational health and safety law, labour law and social law. Before studying in the Netherlands, Kai obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health Law in China. He subsequently pursued his Ph.D. at Utrecht University, under the co-supervision of Prof Frans Pennings and Prof Teun Jasper, and completed his degree in December 2017. Dr Kai Liu has been a contributor to United Nation’s LEGOSH database (Global Database On National Occupational Safety And Health Legislation) since September 2015. He has been a Visiting Scholar to Lund University, Sweden and to the School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Introduction.- China's Legislative System.- The Chinese Enforcement System.- EU Law on Health and Safety.- The Netherlands.- The United Kingdom.- Sweden.- Comparison.- Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	07.08.2020
Zusatzinfo	15 Illustrations, color; 2 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 227 p. 17 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Arbeitsrecht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Schlagworte	China and European Union • comparative law • health and safety law • Human Rights • labour law • Labour Protection • Law-Making Approach • Social Law
ISBN-10	981-15-6449-3 / 9811564493
ISBN-13	978-981-15-6449-9 / 9789811564499
Zustand	Neuware