Roundtable: The empirical realist school of law at the intersection of law and CSR

The Euromed Institute of Legal and Political Sciences organized, as part of its activities, a roundtable on the theme “The empirical realist school of law at the intersection of law and CSR”, on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the University’s Eco-campus.

Hosted by Mr. Duma Martin, Professor at Laval University in Quebec and moderated by Prof. Hasna Slamti, Research Professor at Euromed University of Fes, this roundtable emphasized the main features of an empirical realist approach in the examination of labor law and, by translation, protective law. This method requires the collection of essential empirical data to answer legal questions, while taking into account the varied protective objectives defined by the legislator.

Through this meeting, participants highlighted four appropriate models of corporate social responsibility, which are accompanying CSR, engaged CSR, elucidative CSR and oppositional CSR, situated at the intersection of the effectiveness and enforceability of state law, shedding light on potential gaps in the effectiveness and application of the law, as well as the limits of the legal and social responsibility of companies that retain the services of workers.

This event was an opportunity to introduce the notion of ''consumocratic'' law to ISJP students present at the roundtable, a concept by which a critical mass of consumer-judges is called upon to exert influence over companies and their suppliers through corporate social marketing.