Analyzes the topical and pressing issue of psychosocial risks at work

Is a significant contribution to comparative labor and social security law

Suggests ways to deal with the topic from a variety of perspectives

Chapter 1: Stavroula Leka, Aditya Jain, Loïc Lerouge, United Kingdom - France.- Part I: General Perspective on Psychosocial Risks in Law.- Chapter 2: Health and Safety Law and Psychosocial Risks at Work: a Comparative Overview of France and Other Countries.- Chapter 3: Comparative Study of the Psychosocial Risks Prevention Enforcement by the European Labour Inspectorates.- Chapter 4: Effectiveness and Problematic Aspects of the EU Framework on Psychosocial Risks.- Chapter 5: Prevention of Psychosocial Risks in Labour Law: Role of the Law and Collective Bargaining.- Chapter 6: Employer Responsibility for the Psychosocial and Psychiatric Well-being of Employees in the Workplace: A view from the United Kingdom.- Chapter 7: Strength and Weakness of the Swedish Legislation Regarding to Psychosocial Risks.- Chapter 8: Psychosocial Risks and Belgian Labour Law: An Emphasis on Harassment.- Part II: Bullying: the Main Psychosocial Risk Factor Invoked in Law.- Chapter 9: Violence and Bullyingin Maritime Transport: The Contribution of the Maritime Labour Convention of 2006.- Chapter 10: How to identify Workplace Bullying. A case Study based on Judgement from the Norwegian Court of Appeal.- Chapter 11: Violence, Bullying and Management: How do the Courts Address Psychosocial Risks at Work?.- Chapter 12: Harassment Protocols in Spain: The Case of Universities.- Chapter 13: The Right to a Work Environment Free from Psychological Harassment under Quebec's Labour Standards Act.- Chapter 14: Bullying and Law in Japan.- Chapter 15: The Australian Regulatory Framework for Preventing Harassment and Bullying at Work.- Chapter 16: Protections From Workplace Bullying and Psychological Harassment in the United States: A Problem in Search of a Cause of Action.- Part III: From reparation to Prevention of Psychosocial Risks.- Chapter 17: Workers' Compensation for Work-Related Mental Health Problems: An Overview of Québec Law.- Chapter 18: Apprehension about Psychosocial Risks and Disorders in Social Security: A Comparison Between the Approaches in Belgian and French Law.- Chapter 19: Recognition of Mental Illness as an Occupational Disease by Analogy with Physical Illness: Comparative Analyses with French law.- Chapter 20: Comments on Mobbing and Suicide at the Workplace Under Portuguese Legal Framework and Case Law. Can Damages be Repaired Under Occupational Contingencies' Schemes?.- Chapter 21: Psychosocial Risks in Social Security Law: Comparative Analysis of France and Northern Europe.- Chapter 22: Physical Effects of Psychosocial Risks: Opportunities and Limits of the Occupational Risks Compensation Legal Framework.- Chapter 23: Beyond Reparation, the Prevention of Work-Related Suicides.- Chapter 24: Making the Law a Key Instrument for Combating Psychosocial Risks in a Changing World of Work.