Addressing Forced Labour in Global Supply Chains - Assessing the Legal Changes arising through the Implementation of the new EU Regulation on Prohibiting Products made with Forced Labour on the Union Market
(2024) HARN63 20241Department of Business Law
- Abstract
- The upcoming EU Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market is forming the occasion for this Master’s Thesis.
In particular, the topic of forced labour is analysed to provide a brief insight into the necessity of the Regulation. Furthermore, a variety of international and European legal instruments are compared to the new Regulation in order to identify the actual innovations introduced by the Regulation.
Above all, the new EU Regulation is intended to solve a long-standing issue through a transparent allocation of responsibilities among the authorities, close cooperation and coordination between different bodies, and strong enforcement mechanisms.
In conclusion, it can be pointed out that the proposal... (More) - The upcoming EU Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market is forming the occasion for this Master’s Thesis.
In particular, the topic of forced labour is analysed to provide a brief insight into the necessity of the Regulation. Furthermore, a variety of international and European legal instruments are compared to the new Regulation in order to identify the actual innovations introduced by the Regulation.
Above all, the new EU Regulation is intended to solve a long-standing issue through a transparent allocation of responsibilities among the authorities, close cooperation and coordination between different bodies, and strong enforcement mechanisms.
In conclusion, it can be pointed out that the proposal of the new Regulation addresses the economic operator directly, the definition of forced labour remains unchanged and the enforcement shall be ensured by close monitoring by the customs authorities. (Less)
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- author
- Blümm, Antonia Gina LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- HARN63 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- EU Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour, ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), responsibilities, enforcement
- language
- English
- id
- 9157703
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-04 09:39:11
- date last changed
- 2024-06-04 09:39:11
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