The International Labor Standards, Rights and Beyond Conference will focus on the development of international labor standards and rights, beginning with a keynote address by Judge Rosemary Barkett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Following this will be various presentations on international law and the use of foreign law by national court systems. The range of topics will include ideas about "transnational labor citizenship,” country-specific labor programs linking trade and labor rights, and the role of the World Trade Organization and the International Labor Organization. Please visit our agenda page for more specific information on speakers and session descriptions.

The conference is intended to provide a forum in which to examine freedom of association, the right to strike under the aforementioned organization policies, and the impact of the ILO upon regional trade agreements and national policies. There will be extensive discussion of private codes of conduct established by corporations and negotiated by NGOs. The conference will conclude with a specific focus on labor standards in the United States and Asia, accompanied by remarks from Professor Robert Flanagan of the Stanford Business School.