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노동영역에서의 한미 FTA 쟁점과 과제 : Main Legal Issues on Labor Clauses in FTA between the Republic of Korea and the U.S.
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- Authors
- Issue Date
- 2007
- Publisher
- 서울대학교 법학연구소
- Citation
- 법학, Vol.48 No.1, pp. 280-301
- Keywords
- 한미자유무역협정 ; 북미자유무역협정 ; 공중의견제출제도 ; 분쟁해결심판제도 ; 노동협정 ; 노동협의회 ; FTA ; NAALC ; Labor chapter ; public communications ; Labor affairs council ; dispute settlement panel
- Abstract
- Labor related discussions in FTA (Free Trade Agreement) have common
features with so-called BR (Blue Round) in relation to the observance of the
international labor standards. However, big differences can be found between
FTA and BR. While FTA specifies obligations of the parties along with various
enforcement mechanisms to enhance the implementation of FTA, BR does not
clearly mention about those mechanisms. These prominent characteristics of FTA
requires delicate preparation and strategic approach of Korea negotiators in order
to prevent unexpected damage and disinterest from occurring in our domestic
economy or even in international trades after ratification of FTA.
The objective of this study is to come up with the rational solution to the
various issues arising from present negotiation on the labor chapter of FTA. The
negotiation between Korea and the U.S. is in progress but the specified contents
have not been revealed yet, thus I would like to examine the main position of
the U.S. and its strategy in NAFTA first, then will state some key issues
expected to rise in FTA between Korea and the U.S. along with my own
opinions and views about this related matters.
This study mainly focuses on the following issues such as; a) the scope of
the application (definition of the labor law), b) the statement of shared
commitment, c) public communications, d) status of the labor affairs council, e)
the function and composition of the dispute settlement body. Furthermore, this
paper emphasizes the importance of considering and understanding the big
- ISSN
- 1598-222X
- Language
- Korean
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