Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-520) and index.

Part I: Reflections on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 1. The International Legal Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 2. State Obligations Under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 3. Beyond the State: Non-State Actors and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 4. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights 5. The Domestic Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Protected in International Law 6. State Reservations to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 7. Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Part II: Substantive Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 8. Right to Work and Right to Just and Favourable Conditions of Work: Articles 6, 7 and 8 9. Rights to an Adequate Standard of Living and Social Security: Articles 11 and 9 10. The Right to Health: Article 12 11. The Right to Education: Articles 13 and 14 12. Cultural Rights: Article 15 Part III: Conclusion 13. The Right of Victims of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Violations to an Effective Remedy: Towards a World Court of Human Rights