The right to adequate food (Art. 11) 1999, para. 33
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
The incorporation in the domestic legal order of international instruments recognizing the right to food, or recognition of their applicability, can significantly enhance the scope and effectiveness of remedial measures and should be encouraged in all cases. Courts would then be empowered to adjudicate violations of the core content of the right to food by direct reference to obligations under the Covenant.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
Type de document
General Comment / Recommendation
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Food & Nutrition
Governance & Rule of Law
Personnes concernées
All
Année
1999
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CESCR General Comment No. 12, The right to adequate food (Art. 11) (1999), para. 33.