Introduction : the path to transformation
Interpretative standpoints
Interpreting the minimum
Interpreting limits
A typology of judicial review
The catalytic court
A comparative typology of courts
Social movements and economic and social rights
The governance function of economic and social rights
Conclusion : economic and social rights as human rights and constitutional rights
Appendix I : excerpts from various constitutions
Appendix II : excerpts from international human rights instruments.