Bøger af Samantha Velluti

This book represents a significant and timely contribution to the copious literature of the EU as a global actor providing new insights and fresh perspectives into the promotion of human rights and international labour standards in the EU¿s external trade relations, building on and stimulating further ¿ the already well-engaged ¿ scientific dialogue on this area of research. In particular, it provides the basis for developing a new analytical structure for better understanding the role of the EU in promoting human rights and international labour standards in global trade and, in particular, for assessing the extent to which and how normative considerations have influenced the adoption of EU legal instruments and policy decisions. This book will appeal to research scholars, post-graduate students, practitioners and human rights activists.

It shows that, despite the newly adopted "second-generation" legislative acts which include changes aimed at ensuring a stronger level of protection for asylum-seekers, the reform process at European level does not adequately ensure an equal standard of protection across all Member States.

Considers the intersection between the Open Method of Coordination (OMC), a mode of policy-making, and gender equality, a long-standing area of EU policy. This volume examines the effectiveness of the OMC as a medium for the advancement of gender equality within the EU.