International Social Security Standards. Current Views and Interpretation Matters Current Views and Interpretation Matters

Seventy years ago, the first international social security standards were developed by the International Labor Organization (ILO). After World War II, the Council of Europe developed such standards as well. Within the European Union, social security basically belongs to the national domain. However, the existence of international standards, which have been accepted by Member States of the said international organizations, makes a study of their legal impact important. This book opens with an introduction to the conventions, and then presents contributions by experts working for various organizations which are of extreme importance for the implementation and understanding of the standards. The book concludes with a chapter in which the contributions are put into perspective. As a result, the legal meaning and interpretation of the standards is approached in a unique way from various angles.

Frans Pennings studied Dutch language and literature and Dutch law. He wrote a comparative PhD thesis at Utrecht University on unemployment and employment schemes. After this he worked 20 years as (assistant, associate, full) professor at Tilburg University. Currently he is professor of labour law and social security law at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is also visiting professor at Gotenburg University, Sweden. In October 2014 he received a honorary doctorate at Gotenburg University. He wrote several books, including “European sociaal security law” (in 2015 the 6th edition appeared. He is co-editor of “European Journal of Social Security” and chief editor of “Tijdschrift voor Recht en Arbeid”.