CIAO DATE: 10/2009
June 2005
Table of Contents
Freedom from Want: The Human Right to Adequate Food
George Kent
List of Tables and Figures
Foreword by Jean Ziegler
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Taking Rights Seriously
Part I. Foundations
Chapter 1. Food and Nutrition
Malnutrition
Causes of Malnutrition
Growth Measurement
Numbers of Malnourished People
Malnutrition and Mortality
Comparative Morality
Food and Nutrition Security
Varieties of Government Action
Chapter 2. The International Human Rights System
Historical Foundations
International Humanitarian Law
The International Bill of Human Rights
Children's Rights
Regional Human Rights Agreements
Human Rights Agencies
United Nations Charter Bodies
United Nations Treaty Bodies
Civil Society Organizations
Informal Civil Society
Chapter 3. Adequate Food is a Human Right
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
Food in International Human Rights Law
Food in International Humanitarian Law
Global Declarations and Commitments
General Comment 12
The Special Rapporteur
The Voluntary Guidelines
Part II. Human Rights Systems
Chapter 4. Human Rights, Governance, and Law
Human Rights and Governance
Studying Human Rights in National Governance
The Role of National Law
Universal Human Rights and the Role of International Law
Chapter 5. Rights/Entitlements
Definition
Moral versus Legal Rights
Soft versus Hard Rights
Rights as Goals
Rights Imply Entitlements
Determining Local Entitlements
Having versus Realizing Rights
Chapter 6. Obligations and Commitments
Moral Responsibilities
When Do Governments Do Human Rights Work?
Levels of Government Obligation
Economic Rights
The Obligation of Good Governance
Obligations of Nonstate Actors
Questionable Charity
Chapter 7. Accountability Mechanisms
Varieties of Accountability
Justiciability
Remedies for Rights Holders
National and Local Human Rights Agencies
Accountability through Public Action
Chapter 8. India
The Supreme Court Case
Starvation is Not the Problem
The Missing Piece in India's Rights System
The Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Project
Chapter 9. Brazil
Chapter 10. The United States
Chapter 11. Feeding Infants
Breast-Feeding Rights
Infants' Human Right to Adequate Food
Principles
Women's Right to Breast-Feed versus Infants' Right to be Breast-Fed
Chapter 12. Feeding Infants of HIV-Positive Mothers
Official Guidance on HIV/AIDS and Infant Feeding
Issues
A Court Case
Informed Choice
Principles
Chapter 13. Water
The Household Water Problem
Water Rights are Different
General Comment 15
Chapter 14. Trade
Issues
The Human Right to Adequate Food in Relation to Trade
Reconciling Different Frameworks
Food Sovereignty
Chapter 15. Refugees
Issues in Refugee Nutrition
Explanations and Justifications for Uneven Services
The Human Right to Adequate Food
The Adequacy Question
Specifying the Obligations
Limiting the Obligations
The Work Ahead
Chapter 16. International Humanitarian Assistance
Issues
Rights to Assistance
The Provider's Motivation
Implementation
Chapter 17. Global Human Rights
Global Rights and Global Obligations
Global Accountability
Strategic Planning
Sources
References
Index
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