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Report on access to justice and the right to food: the way forward

Issued by

Special Rapporteur on the right to food

Published

12 January 2014

presented to

28th session of the Human Rights Council

Report

Issued by Special Procedures

Subject

Food security

Symbol Number

A/HRC/28/65

Summary

In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with its resolution 22/9, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food explores the obstacles faced by those wishing to seek remedy for violations related to the right to food by analysing the current international legal framework, and identifying examples of good practice as a means of encouraging States to develop judicial remedies in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Background

Summary

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food explores the obstacles faced by those wishing to seek remedy for violations related to the right to food. The Special Rapporteur analyses the current international legal framework and identifies examples of good practice as a means of encouraging States to develop judicial remedies in accordance with the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The report also addresses some issues related to extraterritorial obligations in relation to the right to food.

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