Collins, Hugh


Professor Hugh Collins  

Department

Position held

Department of Law

Professor of English Law

Experience keywords:

European contract law; European employment law; contract law; law of dismissal; European community law; human rights in employment; employment law

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Research interests lie in three main fields: employment law, contract and commercial law, and legal theory. In the field of employment law, a current particular interest concerns the application of human rights principles to the workplace and the employment relation. In relation to contract law, the development of European Community contract law has been a particular interest in recent years. In a combination of legal theory and commercial law, another focus of research has been in the idea of networks as a hybrid form of business organisation that is insufficiently recognised and accommodated by the law.

Recent research grants include: Modern Law Seminar awards in 2001 (with D. Campbell and J. Wightman) leading to 'Implicit Dimensions of Contracts' (Oxford: Hart, 2003), and again in 2006 (with L. Barmes and C. Kilpatrick) on the topic of 'Reconstructing the Contract of Employment'. The Arts and Humanities Research Council awarded Research Leave for 2006 in order to complete a book on European Community Contract Law.

Sectors and industries to which research relates:

Law

Media experience:

Radio

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 7246

Publications

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2013

Collins, Hugh (2013) Social dumping, multi-level governance and private law in employment relationships. In: Leczykiewicz , Dorota and Weatherill, Stephen, (eds.) The Involvement of EU law in private law relationships. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 223-253. ISBN 9781849463300

2012

Collins, Hugh and Ewing, Keith and McColgan, Aileen (2012) Labour Law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107608863

Collins, Hugh (2012) Regulatory competition in international trade: transnational regulation through standard form contracts. In: Eidenmuller, H., (ed.) Regulatory competition in contract law and dispute resolution. C. H. Beck, Munich, Germany. ISBN 9783406634161

Collins, Hugh and Ewing, Keith D. and McColgan, Aileen (2012) Labour law. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9781107027824

Collins, Hugh (2012) Cosmopolitanism and transnational private law. European review of contract law, 8 (3). pp. 311-325. ISSN 1614-9920

Collins, Hugh (2012) Compensation for dismissal: in search of principle. Industrial law journal, 41 (2). pp. 208-227. ISSN 0305-9332

2011

Collins, Hugh (2011) Constructive dismissal and the West Lothian question: Aberdeen City Council v McNeill. Industrial law journal, 40 (4). pp. 439-450. ISSN 0305-9332

Collins, Hugh (2011) The hybrid quality of European private law. In: Brownsword, Roger and Micklitz, Hans-W and Niglia, Leone and Weatherill, Stephen, (eds.) The foundations of European private law. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 453-464. ISBN 9781849460651

Collins, Hugh (2011) The constitutionalisation of private law as a path to social justice. In: Micklitz, Hanz-W, (ed.) The many concepts of social justice in European private law. Edward Elgar, London, UK, pp. 133-166. ISBN 9781849802604

Collins, Hugh (2011) Theories of rights as justifications for labour law. In: Davidov, Guy and Langille, Brian, (eds.) The idea of labour law. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 137-155. ISBN 9780199693610

Collins, Hugh (2011) The impossible necessity of European labour law. In: Muller, Sam and Zouridis, Stavros and Frishman, Morly and Kistemaker, Laura, (eds.) The law of the future and the future of law. Torkel Opsahl Academic EPublisher, Oslo, Norway, pp. 453-468. ISBN 9788293081289

Collins, Hugh (2011) Introduction: networks as connected contracts. In: Collins, Hugh, (ed.) Networks as connected contracts: edited with an introduction by Hugh Collins. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781849461740

Collins, Hugh (2011) The impact of human rights law on contract law in Europe. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Collins, Hugh (2011) The impact of human rights law on contract law in Europe. European business law review, 22 (4). pp. 425-435. ISSN 0959-6941

2010

Collins, Hugh (2010) Employment law. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199566556

Collins, Hugh (2010) Harmonisation by example: European laws against unfair commercial practices. Modern law review, 73 (1). pp. 89-118. ISSN 0026-7961

2009

Collins, Hugh (2009) Lord Hoffmann and the common law of contract. European review of contract law, 5 (4). pp. 474-484. ISSN 1614-9920

Collins, Hugh (2009) A private right of redress for unfair commercial practices: a report for consumer focus. Consumer Focus, London, UK

Collins, Hugh (2009) The European economic constitution and the constitutional dimension of private law. European review of contract law, 5 (2). pp. 71-94. ISSN 1614-9920

Collins, Hugh (2009) The weakest link: legal implications of the network architecture of supply chains. In: Amstutz, Marc and Teubner, Gunther, (eds.) Networks: legal issues of multilateral co-operation. Hart Publishing Ltd., Oxford, pp. 187-210. ISBN 9781841139456

Collins, Hugh (2009) Networks and comparative sociological jurisprudence. In: Calliess, Gralf-Peter and Fischer-Lescano, Andreas and Wielsch, Dan and Zumbansen, Peer, (eds.) Soziologische Jurisprudenz: Festschrift für Gunther Teubner zum 65. Geburtstag am 30. April 2009. Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin, Germany, pp. 249-259. ISBN 9783899495010

Mantouvalou, Virginia and Collins, Hugh (2009) Private life and dismissal: Pay v UK - Application No 32792/05, [2009] IRLR 139 (ECtHR). Industrial law journal, 38 (1). pp. 133-138. ISSN 0305-9332

Collins, Hugh (2009) Does 'fragmented europeanisation' require a European civil code? Tidskrift utgiven av Juridiska Föreningen i Finland, 2009 (3-4). pp. 213-224. ISSN 0040-6953

2008

Collins, Hugh (2008) The European civil code: the way forward. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521885805

Collins, Hugh, (ed.) (2008) Standard contract terms in Europe: a basis for and a challenge to European contract law. Kluwer Law International, The Netherlands. ISBN 9789041127846

Collins, Hugh (2008) Beyond the Third Way in labour law: towards the constitutionalization of labour law? In:Foundation for law, justice and society lecture series (29 October 2008 : Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Oxford University, UK).

Collins, Hugh (2008) Governance implications for the European Union of the changing character of private law. In: Cafaggi, Fabrizio and Muir-Watt, Horatia, (eds.) Making European private law: governance design. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 269-288. ISBN 9781847201980

2007

Collins, Hugh (2007) Utility and rights in common law reasoning: rebalancing private law through constitutionalization. LSE law, society and economy working papers, 06-2007. Department of Law, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Collins, Hugh (2007) Legal responses to the standard form contract of employment. Industrial law journal, 36 (1). pp. 2-18. ISSN 0305-9332

Barmes, Lizzie and Collins, Hugh and Kilpatrick, Claire (2007) Reconstructing employment contracts. Industrial law journal, 36 (1). ISSN 0305-9332

2006

Collins, Hugh (2006) The protection of civil liberties in the workplace. Modern law review, 69 (4). pp. 619-631. ISSN 0026-7961

Collins, Hugh (2006) A workers’ civil code? Principles of European contract law evolving in EU social and economic policy. In: Hesselink, Martijn W., (ed.) The politics of a European civil code. Kluwer Law International, The Hague, The Netherlands, pp. 55-70. ISBN 9789041124104

Collins, Hugh (2006) Harmonisation of European contract law: citizenship, diversity, and effectiveness. In: Bell, John and Kilpatrick, Claire, (eds.) The Cambridge yearbook of European legal studies 2004-2005. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK, pp. 81-100. ISBN 9781841135618

2005

Collins, Hugh (2005) The unfair commercial practices directive. European review of contract law, 1 (4). pp. 417-441. ISSN 1614-9920

Collins, Hugh (2005) The right to flexibility. In: Conaghan, Joanne and Rittich, Kerry, (eds.) Labour law, work, and family: critical and comparative perspectives. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 99-124. ISBN 9780199287031

Collins, Hugh and Ewing, K. D. and McColgan, Aileen (2005) Labour law: text and materials. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781841133621

2004

Collins, Hugh (2004) The freedom to circulate documents: regulating contracts in Europe. European law journal, 10 (6). pp. 787-803. ISSN 1351-5993

Collins, Hugh (2004) Compensation for the manner of dismissal. Industrial law journal, 33 (2). pp. 152-158. ISSN 0305-9332

2003

Collins, Hugh (2003) The law of contract. LexisNexis Butterworths, London, UK. ISBN 9780406946737

Collins, Hugh (2003) Discretionary powers in contracts. In: Campbell, David and Collins, Hugh and Wightman, John, (eds.) Implicit dimensions of contract: discrete, relational, and network contracts. Hart Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK, pp. 219-254. ISBN 9781841133492

Collins, Hugh (2003) Introduction: the research agenda of implicit dimensions of contracts. In: Campbell, David and Collins, Hugh and Wightman, John, (eds.) Implicit dimensions of contract: discrete, relational, and network contracts. Hart Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK, pp. 1-24. ISBN 9781841133492

Campbell, David and Collins, Hugh (2003) Discovering the implicit dimensions of contracts. In: Campbell, David and Collins, Hugh and Wightman, John, (eds.) Implicit dimensions of contract: discrete, relational, and network contracts. Hart Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK, pp. 25-50. ISBN 9781841133492

Campbell, David and Collins, Hugh and Wightman, John, (eds.) (2003) Implicit dimensions of contract: discrete, relational, and network contracts. Hart Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781841133492

Collins, Hugh (2003) Employment law. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198763864

Collins, Hugh (2003) Discrimination, equality and social inclusion. Modern law review, 66 (1). pp. 16-43. ISSN 0026-7961

2002

Collins, Hugh (2002) Is there a third way in labour law? In: Conaghan, Joanne and Fischel, Richard Michael and Klare, Karl, (eds.) Labour law in an era of globalisation: transformative practices and possibilities. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 449-469. ISBN 9780199242474

2001

Collins, Hugh and Ewing, K. D. and McColgan, Aileen (2001) Labour law: text and materials. Hart Publishing, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781841132365

Collins, Hugh (2001) Notes: claim for unfair dismissal. Industrial law journal, 30 (3). pp. 305-309. ISSN 0305-9332

Collins, Hugh (2001) Is there a third way in labour law? In: Giddens, Anthony, (ed.) The global third way debate. Polity Press, Cambridge, UK, pp. 300-314. ISBN 9780745627427

Collins, Hugh (2001) Regulating the employment relation for competitiveness. Industrial law journal, 30 (1). pp. 17-48. ISSN 0305-9332

Collins, Hugh (2001) Justifying European employment law. In: Grundmann, Stefan and Kerber, Wolfgang and Weatherill, Stephen, (eds.) Party autonomy and the role of information in the internal market. Walter de Gruyter, New York, USA, pp. 205-224. ISBN 9783110170030

2000

Collins, Hugh and Davies, Paul L. and Rideout, Roger, (eds.) (2000) Legal regulation of the employment relation. Kluwer Law International, London, UK. ISBN 9789041198129

1999

Collins, Hugh (1999) Regulating contracts. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198298175

1997

Collins, Hugh (1997) The law of contract. Butterworths, London, UK. ISBN 9780406891211

1993

Collins, Hugh (1993) The law of contract. Butterworths & Co, London, UK. ISBN 9780406031471

1992

Collins, Hugh (1992) Justice in dismissal: the law of termination of employment. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198254355

1986

Collins, Hugh (1986) The law of contract. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London, UK. ISBN 0297787853

1982

Collins, Hugh (1982) Marxism and law. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198760931

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This second edition offers a fresh approach to the law governing employment relations, emphasising the contemporary policy themes of social inclusion, competitiveness, and the rights of citizenship in the workplace.

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Hugh Collins joined LSE in 1991 when he was appointed to the chair of English Law. He studied law at Oxford and Harvard. Previously he was a Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford University. He has also visited and taught in several American law schools including a year as a Visiting Professor at Boston University, and extended periods of research at Harvard and the University of Virginia.

 

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