The Protection of Fundamental Social Rights in the European Union

At a 1996 Colloquium in Amsterdam, representatives of trade unions, UNICE, governments, the European Community Council and Commission, the European Parliament, Permanent Representatives to the European Union (EU) and the Economic and Social Committee discussed the comments and analyses of a number of renowned legal experts on Protection of Fundamental Rights in the EU. <b>The Protection of Fundamental Rights in the European Union</b> presents this expert discourse. The work covers:

<li class=copymedium> the aims and objectives of fundamental social rights protection in the EU;

<li class=copymedium> the categories of rights to be included; and

<li class=copymedium> the method of incorporation of social rights into the legal order of the EU.

<p class=copymedium>Its varied format includes

<li class=copymedium> a basic discussion paper;

<li class=copymedium> comments by legal experts;

<li class=copymedium> conclusions; and

<li class=copymedium> a number of documents essential for the discussion of social rights issues, including the recent report by the ComitÄ des Sages on the inclusion of social and civic ri EU's legal order.

<p class=copymedium>The total effect of this work is comprehensive coverage of the legal aspects of incorporating fundamental social rights into the legal order of the EU in the context of growing political concern with this issue.