Reflexive law and the reformulation of EC-level employee consultation norms in the British systems of labour law and industrial relations

International Journal of Law in Context

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-416

  Koukiadaki, Aristea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85011501384     PISSN: 17445523     EISSN: 17445531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744552309990231     Document Type: Article

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