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The Cogs and Wheels of Reflexive Law - Business Disclosure under the Modern Slavery Act

Shuangge Wen Orcid Logo

Journal of Law and Society, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 327 - 359

Swansea University Author: Shuangge Wen Orcid Logo

Abstract

In response to the novel challenges posed by labour exploitation in the contemporary business context, recent years have witnessed an increasing adoption of reflexive law in the form of slavery disclosure, s. 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA) being the latest attempt in this regard. Given t...

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Published in: Journal of Law and Society
ISSN: 0263323X
Published: 2016
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa27847
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Abstract: In response to the novel challenges posed by labour exploitation in the contemporary business context, recent years have witnessed an increasing adoption of reflexive law in the form of slavery disclosure, s. 54 of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA) being the latest attempt in this regard. Given that the pragmatic usages and effects of reflexive law have been explored far less to date than its conceptual and jurisprudential implications, this article seeks to put matters right by critically examining the use of this regulatory mode in the context of s.54. It also aims to contribute to the broader appraisal of regulatory methods by comparing reflexive laws to the traditional regulatory dichotomy which has long dominated debates on globalised business and human rights.
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 3
Start Page: 327
End Page: 359