Janice R. Bellace Faculty Profile

Janice R. Bellace
Samuel A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics; Professor of Management

MSc, London School of Economics, 1975; JD, University of Pennsylvania, 1974; BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1971

Research Areas
International human rights; freedom of association; American and European labor and employment law; labor law in Western Europe; European equal employment law; American equal employment law

Current Projects
The social utility of international human rights standards as applied to employment; Age discrimination legislation in Europe and the United States and their application in refusal to hire cases.

Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1977-present (named Samuel A. Blank Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, 1996; Director, Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business, 2001-2004; Chairman, Wharton-Singapore Management University Research Centre, 2001-present; Interim Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations, 2000; Deputy Dean, 1994-99; Vice Dean and Director, Wharton Undergraduate Division, 1990-94; Senior Faculty Research Associate, Industrial Research Unit, 1977-81). University of Pennsylvania: Deputy Provost, 2006-2007; Associate Provost, 2004-2006. Visiting appointments: University of Southampton, England; University of Warwick, England; Katholieke Universiteit, Belgium; London School of Economics

Other Positions
Founding President, Singapore Management University, 1999-present; Legal Journalist, Incomes Data Services, Ltd., London, 1976-77

Professional Leadership 2003-2007
Member, Committee of Experts, International Labor Organization, 1994-present; Senior Editor, Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, 1997-present; Executive Board, International Industrial Relations Association, 2001-present; Executive Board, U.S. Branch, International Society for Labor Law and Social Security, 1986-present

Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2003-2007
Board of Trustees, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1996-present; UAW Public Review Board, 1993-present; Methodist Hospital Foundation, 1996-present; Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs, Board of Trustees, Singapore Management University, 2001-present; Board of Directors, OCBC (Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation) 2000-2001

Representative Publications
(with M.G. Road)
Labour Law at the Crossroads: Changing Employment Relationships. Kluwer Law International: The Hague, Netherlands, (1997).

"The Future of Employee Representation in American Labor Law." University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law (Fall 2002).

"The ILO Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work." International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations 17.3 (Autumn 2001)."