Labor Law: An Institutional Approach

The course will examine primary (case) and secondary (commentary) materials on the legislative, administrative, and contextual aspects of labor law, particularly as they pertain to collective bargaining and union organization. The course will be divided into three parts: 1) U.S. Law and Labor Relations (including an examination of institutional and sociological aspects of law, a review of Constitutional and common law basis for labor law, a survey of the history and current status of labor law and labor relations, and a comparative overview of labor law and labor relations); 2) The legislative, judicial, and administrative aspects of labor law, including issues concerning jurisdiction, procedure, and the interpretation of contracts; 3) Current problems in labor law, with an emphasis on practical applications.

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