Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [283]-300) e índice CONTENIDO: Theories of democracy, the judiciary and social rights / Roberto Gargarella -- Courts and social transformation : an analytical framework / Siri Gloppen -- The changing role of law and courts in Latin America : from an obstacle to social change to a tool of social equity / Javier A. Couso -- Social rights as middle-class entitlements in Hungary : the role of the constitutional court / Andras Sajo -- The record of the South African constitutional court in providing an institutional voice for the poor : 1995-2004 / Jackie Dugard, Theunis Roux -- The enforcement of social rights by the Colombian constitutional court : cases and debates / Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes -- Courts and social transformation in India / R. Sudarshan -- Judicial enforcement of social rights : perspectives from Latin America / Christian Courtis -- Brazilian courts and social rights : a case study revisited / Jose Reinaldo de Lima Lopes -- Courts under construction in Angola : what can they do for the poor? / Elin Skaar, Jose Octavio Serra Van-Dunem -- Weak courts, rights and legal mobilisation in Bolivia / Pilar Domingo -- Courts, rights and social transformation : concluding reflections / Roberto Gargarella, Pilar Domingo, Theunis Roux.