A briefing to the Scottish Parliament on the Commission's report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Highlands and Islands, ahead of a debate scheduled for Thursday 16 January 2025.
An accessible Word version of the Executive Summary for our Highlands and Islands Spotlight Project report "Economic, social and cultural rights in the Highlands and Islands"
International Human Rights Laws
The right to food in international law is part of the right to an adequate standard of living, first laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), article 25, and in treaties such as the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of the Child, article 27. The key international provision on the right to food is article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Article 11(1) of ICESCR stipulates
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