Public Procurement and Labour Rights: Towards Coherence in International Instruments of Procurement Regulation

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Contents
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Introduction
	I. General Overview
	II. Premise and Scope of the Study
	III. Comparative Research Framework and Methodology
	IV. Structure of the Research
1 International Regulatory Framework of Public Procurement: From Fragmentation to Coherence
	I. Introduction
	II. The Challenges of Fragmentation in International Economic Law
	III. Fragmentation in the International Regulatory Architecture of Public Procurement
	IV. From Fragmentation to Coherence in the International Framework of Procurement Governance
	V. Conclusions
2 Unpacking the Use of Public Procurement to Achieve Social and Labour Policies
	I. Introduction
	II. Framing the Instrumental Use of Public Procurement for Social and Labour Purposes
	III. The Social and Labour Dimension of Public Procurement
	IV. The Procedural Mechanisms Behind the Social and Labour Use of Public Procurement
	V. Public Procurement and the Challenges of Assuring Social and Labour Policies Along the Supply Chain: The Roles of Social Certifications, Standards and Labels
	VI. Conclusions
3 The Admissibility of the Inclusion of Social and Labour Rights Under the WTO Procurement Regulatory Framework
	I. Introduction to the Social Dimension of Public ­Procurement in the WTO Regulation Framework
	II. The WTO Institutional Framework for Public Procurement
	III. The Objective of the GPA: the Principle of Non-Discrimination
	IV. The Flexibilities in the Revised GPA: Derogations and EXCEPTIONS for Discriminatory Procurement Practices
	V. The GPA Regulation of the Award Procedure
	VI. Conclusion
4 The EU Public Procurement Framework
	I. Introduction to the EU Public Procurement Regime and Social Rights
	II. The Completion of the EU Internal Market and Fundamental Regulatory Principles
	III. Internal Market Economic Freedoms and Regulatory Autonomy in Public Procurement Under the EU Treaties
	IV. The Enforcement of Social and Labour Policies under the 2014 EU Directives on Public Procurement
	V. Conclusions
5 Social and Labour Considerations in Non-Trade International Instruments of Procurement Regulation
	I. Non-Trade Instruments of Procurement Regulation: The UNCITRAL Model Law and the World Bank Guidelines
	II. The UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services
	III. The World Bank PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK and the Achievement of Social and Labour Concerns
General Conclusions
	(A) Fragmentation-International Regulatory Instruments with Conflicting Regulatory Objectives
	(B) Implementation of Social and Labour Policies in the Procurement Process
	(C) International Legal Framework and the Labour AND SOCIAL Dimension of Public Procurement
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