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This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of the international law regime of jurisdictional immunities in employment matters. Three main arguments lie at its heart. Firstly, this study challenges the widely held belief that international immunity law requires staff disputes to be subject to blanket or quasi-absolute immunity from jurisdiction. Secondly, it argues that it is possible to identify well-defined standards of limited immunity to be applied in the context of employment litigation against foreign states, international organizations and diplomatic and consular agents. Thirdly, it maintains that the interaction between the applicable immunity rules and international human rights law gives rise to a legal regime that can provide adequate protection to the rights of employees. A much-needed study into an under-researched field of international and employment law.

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This work is a much-needed study in a little-researched field of international, labor and human rights law … It is a far-reaching and in-depth investigation, with a detailed reflective analysis … I encourage its reading and discussion, with the understanding that this will enrich the debate and stimulate the development of new works on the subject. -- Ricardo Arredondo, University of Buenos Aires * Revista Electrónica Cordobesa de Derecho Internacional Público, (Bloomsbury translation) * The book is a timely contribution to an ongoing debate as to the scope and operation of immunities from civil jurisdiction. It contains a wealth of information on this current and lively issue, which occupies practitioners on a near daily basis … Pierfrancesco Rossi outlines clear paths and leads, rooted in international human rights law, to harmonize and develop a consistent legal regime. -- Fanny Schaus * International Organizations Law Review * It is safe to state that [International Law Immunities and Employment Claims: A Critical Appraisal] is very wide-ranging, as it not only formulates a rigorous “first comprehensive analysis of the international law regime of jurisdictional immunities in employment matters” and identifies a persuasive method capable of providing adequate protection for employees’ rights, but also offers a useful perspective for approaching the complexities that international law immunities pose in all areas where they may be recognised. -- Giorgia Berrino * Italian Yearbook of International Law *

This work is a much-needed study in a little-researched field of international, labor and human rights law ... It is a far-reaching and in-depth investigation, with a detailed reflective analysis ... I encourage its reading and discussion, with the understanding that this will enrich the debate and stimulate the development of new works on the subject. -- Ricardo Arredondo, University of Buenos Aires * Revista Electronica Cordobesa de Derecho Internacional Publico, (Bloomsbury Translation) *

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Pierfrancesco Rossi is Assistant Professor of International Law at the University of Teramo, Italy.

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