Volunteering: European Practice of Regulation

PUBLISHED: JUNE 30, 2014

This paper from the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law outlines key attributes of volunteering based on the definition of volunteering by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Based on European examples, the paper provides an overview of possible models for regulation of volunteering, such as customs or self-regulation, regulation through a series of laws, regulation through a separate volunteering law.