The right to adequate food (Art. 11) 1999, para. 23
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The formulation and implementation of national strategies for the right to food requires full compliance with the principles of accountability, transparency, people's participation, decentralization, legislative capacity and the independence of the judiciary. Good governance is essential to the realization of all human rights, including the elimination of poverty and ensuring a satisfactory livelihood for all.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Food & Nutrition
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1999
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CESCR General Comment No. 12, The right to adequate food (Art. 11) (1999), para. 23.