Open AccessPRF - Progress on the right to food
Author(s) -
Jennifer Clapp,
Annette Aurélie Desmarais,
Matias E. Margulis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian food studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2292-3071
DOI - 10.15353/cfs-rcea.v2i2.79
Subject(s) - right to food , food systems , food security , doctrine , politics , political science , globe , law and economics , normative , human rights , environmental ethics , political economy , sociology , law , geography , psychology , agriculture , philosophy , archaeology , neuroscience
The idea of the human right to food as a legal framework to address inequalities in the global food system has become increasingly mainstreamed at the level of political discourse and public policy. Indeed, claiming the right to food on the part of individuals and collectives is now firmly entrenched in struggles for food security and food justice around the globe. The articles in this section provide a sober assessment on the successes and failures of the right to food approach. This includes a careful consideration of the various purposes and uses of the right to food, ranging from a legal doctrine to normative framework for political action to an institutional resource that enables the elaboration of new human rights.