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Right to adequate food in constitutions

Legal brief for parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean No. 1

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 6p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The inclusion of the Right to Food in the constitution not only complies with international provisions and obligations, but also enables the judicial control of all national legislation that is incompatible with it and establishes the right to reparation for those who have violated their access to feeding. This document will cover: -The regional and international framework that serves as the basis for the development of this constitutional right in Latin America and the Caribbean. -The obligations of the states that correspond to their observation. -A regional comparison of those countries that constitutionalize the Right to Food. - Possible strategies to implement and include the Right to Food in the constitution. - And the necessary parliamentary actions to make this right effective.

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