I. Concepts and principles 1. Economic, social and cultural rights : a universal challenge / Asbj?n Eide, Allan Rosas -- 2. Economic, social and sultural rights as human rights / Asbj?n Eide -- 3. Economic and social rights as legal rights / Martin Scheinin -- 4. The protection of economic and social rights in domestic legal systems / Sandra Liebenberg -- 5. Cultural rights: a social science perspective / Rodolfo Stavenhagen -- 6. The right of self-determination / Allan Rosas -- 7. The rights to development / Allan Rosas -- II. Selected economic, social and cultural rights 8. The right to an adequate standard of living including the right to food / Asbj?n Eide -- 9. The human right to adequate housing / Scott Leckie -- 10. The right to health / Brigit Toebes -- 11. The right to property / Catarina Krause -- 12. The right to social security / Martin Scheinin -- 13. The right to work and wights in work / Krzysztof Drzewicki -- 14. The right to education / Manfred Nowak -- 15. The right to human rights education / Gudmundur Alfredsson -- 16. Cultural rights as individual human rights / Asbj?n Eide -- 17. Human rights and protection of the environment / G?ther Handl -- III. Selected beneficlaries and situations 18. Women / Katarina Frostell, Martin Scheinin -- 19. Children / Thomas Hammarberg -- 20. Minorities and indigenous peoples / Anne-Christine Bloch -- 21. Migrant workers / Jan Niessen -- 22. Armed conflicts / Allan Rosas, Monika Sandvik-Nylund -- IV. Implementation and realization 23. Implementation mechanisms and remedies / Allan Rosas, Martin Scheinin -- 24. The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / Matthew Craven -- 25. Technical cooperation in the field of economic, social and cultural Rights / Gudmundur Alfredsson -- 26. Economic, social and cultural rights in the external relations of the European Union / Allan Rosas -- 27. Protecting social Rights in the European Union / Erika Szyszczak -- 28. International development finance institutions : The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund / Sia Spiliopoulou Akermark -- 29. Indicators / Katarina Tomasevski -- 30. The use of indicators in the practice of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights / Asbj?n Eide -- 31. Obstacles and goals to be pursued / Asbj?n Eide -- 32. Multinational enterprises and emergent jurisprudence on violations of economic, social and cultural rights / Craig Scott.