Mozambique is faced with severe poverty and this study examines what are the main legal and institutional challenges to the implementation and enforcement of socio-economic rights in Mozambique. The author looks at how contributions can be made to the improvement of promotion, protection, and fulfilment of socio-economic rights as well as the improvement of the rule of law and good governance in Mozambique. / A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of K.K.K. Ampofo of the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon. / Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa))-- University of Pretoria, 2009. / http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ / Centre for Human Rights / LLM