Explore how employers answer for workplace injuries across nations and time.
This meticulously compiled work surveys the laws, debates, and practical outcomes of employers’ liability and workers’ compensation. It gathers reports, statutes, and scholarly discussion from several countries to show how different systems address accidents on the job and the duties of employers.
This edition frames a broad range of material, from international congresses and national statutes to critical analyses and bibliographies. It offers context for how legislation evolved in Great Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, and the United States, among others. You’ll find introductions, summaries of sessions, and references that connect legal theory with real-world policy.
- Curated summaries of congresses, reports, and official communications on employers’ liability
- Texts of key laws and regulatory changes, plus comparative discussions
- Bibliographies, bibliographic notes, and critical overviews of the field
- Historical and legal context that helps explain how protections for workers developed
Ideal for readers of legal history, labor law, and social policy who want a broad, well‑documented view of how employers’ liability has been treated around the world.