Includes bibliographical references and index.

Socio-economic rights in India and China : time for academic engagement between the two Asian giants / Surya Deva -- Socio-economic rights in the contemporary world market : China, India, and the "gang of four" / Paul Cammack -- Realising socio-economic rights under emerging global regulatory frameworks : the potential impact of privatisation and the role of companies in China and India / Larry Catá Backer -- The right to environment in emerging economies : an India-Cina comparison / Domenico Amirante -- Enforcing social rights through public interest litigation : an overview of Indian experience / Parmanand Singh -- A tale of two judiciaries : judicial enforcement of economic and social rights in China and India / Randall Peerenboom -- The paradox of justiciability : labour rights litigation and the realisation of socio-economic rights in China and India / Leïla Choukroune -- Protection of labour rights through judicial legislation in China : an analysis of its constitutionality and possible solution / Lin Feng and Wang Shucheng -- Social justice and social rights in Hong Kong : recent judicial review developments and proposal for legislative change / Karen Kong -- The vindicated market and vulnerable health care : human rights perspective from India (uday shankar) -- Bilateral investment treaties and public health : comparative insights from China and india / Prabhash Ranjan -- Right to food and safety of food : reviewing the approaches adopted by China and India / Mo Jihong and Kavitha Ramanathan -- Right to education in India and China / Mahendra P Singh and Liu Jianlong -- Right to social security : assessing chinese practice against international standards / Zhu Guobin -- "No child policy: vs. " one-child policy" in emerging free markets : has it mattered for women in India and China? / Surya Deva.