Wilfred Jenks Lecture Series
Gabrielle Marceau: From Borders to Workforce (labour standards and non-trade concerns in the WTO system)
In this lecture, Gabrielle Marceau explores the social dimension of international trade by providing examples of how labour considerations are progressively integrated into international (trade) agreements and national trade policies.
5 May 2025
Gabrielle Marceaualso discusses how trade rules and principles can be read, interpreted and applied while taking into account social and labour considerations. Overall, Gabrielle Marceau highlights how trade policies can evolve to better reflect the social dimensions of sustainable development and promote human well-being.
About Gabrielle Marceau
Appointed as a lecturer in 2000, Gabrielle Marceau, PhD, became an associate professor in the Department of Public International Law and International Organization at the Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) in 2005. She teaches World Trade Organization (WTO) law, supervises numerous master's theses and doctoral dissertations, and organizes conferences and research seminars. She also created a doctoral seminar.
She is also visiting professor at the University of Ottawa, Law Faculty - Hyman Soloway Chair, and at other institutions. Professor Marceau serves on several scientific councils promoting international economic law. She has been the president of the Society of International Economic Law, is a member of the board of directors of the Geneva Society for Law and Legislation, and is a Counsellor of the American Society of International Law. Professor Marceau is a specialist in dispute settlement and the legal relationships between international trade and non-commercial considerations (such as environment, human rights, labor, etc.), with more than 125 publications to her name.
Gabrielle Marceau has also worked at the World Trade Organization for over 30 years, serving as a legal adviser in international disputes, in the Cabinet of Director-General Pascal Lamy, and in the Economic Research and Statistics Division.
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The Wilfred Jenks Lecture Series is an academic initiative organized by the Office of the Legal Adviser. The views expressed in the lectures and any accompanying material are those of the lecturers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Labour Office, the International Labour Organization, or its tripartite constituents.Wilfred Jenks Lecture Series
The Wilfred Jenks Lecture Series is an initiative of the Office of the Legal Adviser of the ILO aimed at sparking academic reflection, disseminating knowledge and raising awareness about the ILO’s mandate and its legal and normative work.