Access to justice and the right to food: the way forward 2015, para. 2
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- The right to food was first recognized in article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since then it has been recognized in a number of international instruments, with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (hereinafter "the Covenant") representing the most significant treaty on the right to food. The Covenant (to date ratified by 162 States) has been vital in shaping and developing the normative framework on the right to food. The treaty defines the right to food as a distinct and fundamental right to be free from hunger and to have sustainable access to food (art. 11). It outlines specific obligations for all States parties to take measures to progressively attain the full realization of the right to food.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to food
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Food, Report to the HRC (2015), A/HRC/28/65, para. 2.
- Paragraph number
- 2
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