Brian A. Langille

University of Toronto - Faculty of Law

Professor of Law

78 and 84 Queen's Park

Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5

Canada

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1.

Beyond Employees and Independent Contractors: A View from Canada

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 7-46, 1999
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 30 Jul 2010
Brian A. Langille and Guy Davidov
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Law
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Employee, Independent Contractor, Dependent Contractor, Labor Law

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What is International Labour Law For?

Law & Ethics of Human Rights, Vol. 3, No. 1, p. 46, 2009
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 26 Sep 2009
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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international labor law

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Eight Ways to Think About International Labour Standards

Journal of World Trade, Vol. 31, pp. 27-53, 1997
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 07 Jun 2008
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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The Freedom of Association Mess: How We Got into it and How We Can Get Out of it

McGill Law Journal, Vol. 54, pp. 177-212, 2009
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Sep 2009
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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freedom of association, collective bargaining, constitutional rights and freedoms

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Can We Rely on the ILO?

Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal, Vol. 13, pp. 363-390, 2007
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 13 Jul 2010
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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B.C. Health Services, ILO, collective bargaining, international convention, freedom of association, labour relations

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Unintended Consequences: The Legal Incoherence of a Piecemeal Attack on Majoritarianism and Exclusivity

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 04 Nov 2013
Brian A. Langille and Josh Mandryk
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and Goldblatt Partners LLP
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labor, collective bargaining, right to work, majoritarianism, exclusivity

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Understanding Labour Law: A Timeless Idea, a Timed-Out Idea, or an Idea Whose Time Has Now Come?

IN THE IDEA OF LABOUR LAW, Guy Davidov, Brian Langille, eds., OUP, 2011
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 12 Aug 2011
Guy Davidov and Brian A. Langille
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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labour law, labor law, employment law, purpose of labour law, goals of labour law, changing labour law, defense of labour law, broadening labour law

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The Legal Structure of Freedom of Association

(2014) 40:1 Queen's LJ 249
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 20 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2015
Brian A. Langille, Benjamin J. Oliphant and Benjamin J. Oliphant
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of LawGall Legge Grant & Munroe LLP
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freedom of association, labor, constitutional law, legality, Canada, charter of rights and freedoms

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Why are Canadian Judges Drafting Labour Codes - and Constitutionalizing the Wagner Act Model?

Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal, Vol. 15, 2010
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 21 May 2013
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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freedom of association, constitutional law, labour law, ILO

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From the Frying Pan into the Fire: Fraser and the Shift from International Law to International 'Thought' in Charter Cases

(2011-2012) 16:2 CLELJ 181
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 18 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2017
Brian A. Langille, Benjamin J. Oliphant and Benjamin J. Oliphant
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of LawGall Legge Grant & Munroe LLP
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Constitutional Law, International Law, Freedom of Association, Labour

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Imagining Post ‘Geneva Consensus’ Labor Law for Post ‘Washington Consensus’ Development

Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2010
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 May 2010
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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Why the Right-Freedom Distinction Matters To Labour Lawyers – And to All Canadians

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Feb 2012
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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Hunting for Employees, Employers, Independent Contractors, Dependent Contractors and Other Figments of the Legal Imagination

(2025) 48:1 Dal LJ (forthcoming)
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Oct 2023 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2024
Brian A. Langille and Ben Mayer-Goodman
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Students
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Labour Law, Labor Law, Employee, Independent Contractor, Dependent Contractor, Worker, Employer, Employment Law, Purpose of Labor Law

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Labour Policy in Canada - New Platform, New Paradigm

Canadian Public Policy, Vol. 28, pp. 133-142, 2002
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 07 Aug 2010
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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Labour Policy, Productive Relation, Labour Law

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Law Firm Partners and the Scope of Labour Law

(2015) 4:2 Canadian Journal of Human Rights 211
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 24 Jan 2015 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2015
Brian A. Langille and Pnina Alon-Shenker
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and Toronto Metropolitan University
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purposive interpretation, statutory labour laws, human rights code, age discrimination, mandatory retirement, McCormick v. Fasken

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Core Labour Rights – The True Story (Reply to Alston)

European Journal of International Law, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 409-437, 2005
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 29 Feb 2008 Last Revised: 19 Aug 2011
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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labour, international, core labour standards, ILO, 1998 Declaration

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The Trilogy is a Foreign Country, They Do Things Differently There

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 27 Oct 2013
Brian A. Langille
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law
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Freedom of association, constitution, labour, international

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From Rand to Rothstein: Labour Law, Fundamental Values and the Judicial Role

in I. Entchev & L. Kelly, eds, Judicious Restraint: The Life and Law of Justice Marshall E. Rothstein (Toronto: LexisNexis, 2016), pp. 251-304.
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 15 Aug 2017
Brian A. Langille, Benjamin J. Oliphant and Benjamin J. Oliphant
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of British Columbia (UBC), Faculty of LawGall Legge Grant & Munroe LLP
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Labour Law, Labor Law, Constitution, Constitutional Interpretation, Freedom of Association, Equality

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Don't Mess with Mr. In-Between

(2025) 48:1 Dal LJ (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Feb 2024
Brian A. Langille and Ben Mayer-Goodman
University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Students
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Labour Law, Labor Law, Employee, Independent Contractor, Dependent Contractor, Worker, Employer, Employment Law, Purpose of Labor Law