Lighthouse Function of Social Law

Yves Jorens is senior full professor of (European) social law and social criminal law at Ghent University, Belgium. He has an extensive track record in managing large-scale European projects dealing with European social security and labour issues of migrant persons and issues related to social dumping and social fraud. His main domains of research are: the coordination of social security for migrant workers, posting, cross-border employment, social dumping, combatting social fraud and social dumping and the employment situation in the aviation sector. Professor Jorens is currently also director of IRIS│international research institute on social fraud, a knowledge centre that gathers relevant information of regional, national and international interest regarding social fraud in the broadest sense of the word. IRIS constitutes a unique corporation platform between the academic world on the one hand and the different actors involved in the fight against social fraud on the other. He is co-founder and director of LIISA (Lab for International & Interdisciplinary Social Affairs) Ghent University and Honorary Professor School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham.

• Chapter 1: ​Basic and fundamental principles in European social law.- Chapter 2: Enforcement in social law.- Chapter 3: The future in the light of the past.- Chapter 4: The impact of regionalisation.

“The Lighthouse Function of Social Law, edited by Yves Jorens, is undeniable. … The book seems to be seeking to appeal to a rather broad audience, such as lawyers working in the field of social law, but also non-legal experts who wish to broaden their vision or deepen their knowledge. Lastly, policymakers, legislators and judges can draw inspiration from the guiding function of social law, described in the book, to tackle future crises … .” (Marthe Delodder, European Journal of Social Security, February 21, 2024)