Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources
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"Which is more important: a full stomach or equal protection under the law? Most people would hesitate to answer. It?s a false choice that ignores the interdependence of economic and civil rights, which proposes that the hungry will be nourished by law and order, while the well-fed are fortified against dysfunctional courts.
This May 2003, the Asian Legal Resource Centre announced the launch of the Permanent People?s Tribunal on the Right to Food and the Rule of Law in Asia. The Tribunal comes at a time when many governments still assert that economic and social rights can be addressed separately from civil and political rights. In fact, no rights are guaranteed without effective laws to secure them and ensure redress for victims. Without equitable and enforceable laws, the product of a farmer?s plough is no more secure than the product of a journalist?s pen... Read more..." This page also contains specific reports on violations of the right to food in Burma.
Source/publisher:
Asian Legal Resource Centre
Date of publication:
2003-04-00
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Websites/Multiple Documents
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Right to food: reports of violations in Burma, Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Food Security in Burma/Myanmar - web searches, specialised groups, reports and statistics
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English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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Reports, resolutions etc.
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Websites/Multiple Documents
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Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
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Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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[For Burma, the most relevant section is that dealing with non-international armed conflict]. "War is one of the primary obstacles to realization of the right of all people to have adequate food. This article examines the relevant provisions, belonging to human rights law or international humanitarian law, of the various international law treaties The author concludes that the body of rules codified by the instruments of international humanitarian law in force today are sufficient to ensure adequate food for persons affected by armed conflict. Unlike the human rights treaties, the humanitarian law conventions do not create subjective rights for the persons concerned, but binding obligations for States."...R?sum? de l?article: "La guerre est l?un des obstacles majeurs ? la r?alisation du droit de chacun ? une alimentation ad?quate. Cet article examine les dispositions pertinentes des diff?rents trait?s de droit international, qu?elles appartiennent au droit des droits de l?homme ou au droit international humanitaire. L?auteur conclut que les instruments de droit international humanitaire en vigueur ont codifi? un corps de r?gles suffisant pour assurer une alimentation ad?quate aux personnes touch?es par un conflit arm?. Contrairement aux trait?s relatifs aux droits de l?homme, les conventions de droit humanitaire ne cr?ent pas des droits subjectifs pour les personnes concern?es, mais des obli-gations qui lient les ?tats."
Jelena Pejic
Source/publisher:
ICRC: International Review of the Red Cross No. 844, p. 1097-1110.
Date of publication:
2001-12-31
Date of entry/update:
2010-11-29
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Individual Documents
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Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Internal conflict: international standards, mechanisms and commentary, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
English
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See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2009-08-11
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Individual Documents
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Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
Falam (Chin)
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See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2009-08-11
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Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
Hakha (Chin)
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Description:
See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2009-08-11
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Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
Thai
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Description:
See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2009-08-11
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Individual Documents
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Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
Tiddim (Chin)
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Establishing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Date of publication:
2000-04-17
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Individual Documents
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Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
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English
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GENERAL COMMENT 12:
The right to adequate food...Introduction and basic premises:
"1. The human right to adequate food is recognized in several instruments under international law. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights deals more comprehensively than any other instrument with this right. Pursuant to article 11.1 of the Covenant, States parties recognize "the right of everyone to an adequate standard of living for himself and his family, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions", while pursuant to article 11.2 they recognize that more immediate and urgent steps may be needed to ensure "the fundamental right to freedom from hunger and malnutrition". The human right to adequate food is of crucial importance for the enjoyment of all rights..."
Source/publisher:
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Date of publication:
1999-05-14
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Individual Documents
Language:
English (also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish)
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See especially Article 11...
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI)
of 16 December 1966
entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1976-01-03
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
English
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Description:
See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
English
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Description:
See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
S'gaw-Karen
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Description:
See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
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Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
Shan
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Description:
See especially Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
Burmese/ မွနျမာဘာသာ
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Description:
See Article 25
Source/publisher:
United Nations
Date of publication:
1948-12-10
Date of entry/update:
2003-06-03
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Right to food: standards, mechanisms and resources, Right to Food - standards, definitions and mechanisms
Language:
Pwo-Karen
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