The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU includes, in addition to ''civil and political rights'', a large number of economic and social rights. This collection of essays considers the significance of the inclusion of such rights within the EU Charter. - Съдържа: Economic and social rights in the EU legal order: the mirage of invisibility / Jeff Kenner -- Social rights and market order : adapting the capability approach / Simon Deakin and Jude Browne -- The Charter and collective labour law / Bernard Ryan -- The right to equality and non-discrimination / Mark Bell -- Gender equalities and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union / Cathryn Costello -- The unsolved conflict : reshaping family work and market work in the EU legal order -- Social security and social assistance / Jennifer Tooze -- The 'right to health' in European Union law / Tamara K. Hervey -- Education, multiculturalism and Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union / Chloe? Wallace and Jo Shaw -- A 'new governance' approach to economic, social and cultural rights of the EU / Nicholas Bernard -- The double constitutional life of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union / Miguel Poiares Maduro.*