...a considered and complex assessment...a thoughtful analysis of the lessons which can be drawn on and provides an insight into the way forward. Naomi Cervin New Zealand Law Journal June 2006 ...introduces the reader to the primary sources and to the vast critical literature, and converts a daunting subject into an accessible one. This book is essential reading for anyone-academic, student, policy maker or activist-concerned with issues of labour law and globalisation. A.C.L. Davies Industrial Relations Journal, Vol 37, Issue 3 May 06 ...an encyclopedic work that is well written and readable...a must-read for the international labour lawyer. Reagan Walker International Trade Law and Regulation, Vol 12, Issue 2 March 2006 ...likely to be a seminal text with a long shelf life, which will shape the thinking of a new generation of labour lawyers. K.D. Ewing, King's College, London Industrial Law Journal December 2005 Le lecteur ne manquera pas de tirer profit de toute l'experience acquise par l'auteur dans les diverses institutions qu'il a servies. Il trouvera ici les analyses penetrantes, les critiques pertinentes et les prises de position lucides qui lui permettront de mieux comprendre le droit du travail de demain. Xavier Blanc-Jouvan Extrait de la Revue Internationale de Droit Compare 2005 ...an absolute pleasure to read..It truly deserves a prominent place in the library of any serious international labour lawyer, and more generally, of anyone who earnestly wishes to contribute to making today's unfolding transnational world a better place to live -for all. Jean-Michel Servais International Labour Review, vol.144 (2005) Hepple's 'Labour Laws and Global Trade' provides the most comprehensive map of transnational regulation produced to date... David M. Trubeck The American Journal of International Law Vol 100