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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.
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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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