The Right to Food around the Globe

  Andorra

The Constitution of the Principality of Andorra does not explicitly guarantee the right to adequate food.

The Principality of Andorra is not yet a State party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITIONS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD

National status of international obligations

Article 3: 3. The universally recognized principles of international public law are incorporated into the legal system of Andorra. 4. The treaties and international agreements take effect in the legal system from the moment of their publication in the Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra and cannot be amended or repealed by law.”

Article 3: "3. Andorra incorpora al seu ordenament els principis de dret internacional públic universalment reconeguts. 4. Els tractats i acords internacionals s'integren en l'ordenament jurídic a partir de la seva publicació en el Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra, i no poden ésser modificats o derogats per les lleis."

 

Article 5: “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is binding in Andorra.” 

Article 5: “La Declaració Universal dels Drets Humans és vigent a Andorra." 

 

Other pertinent provisions for the realization of the right to adequate food

Article 1.2: “The Constitution proclaims that the action of the Andorran State is inspired by the principles of respect and promotion of liberty, equality, justice, tolerance, defence of human rights and dignity of the person.”

Article 1.2: "La Constitució proclama com a principis inspiradors de l'acció de l'Estat andorrà el respecte i la promoció de la llibertat, la igualtat, la justícia, la tolerància, la defensa dels drets humans i la dignitat de la persona."

 

Article 29: “All persons have the right to work, to their promotion through work, and to just income which shall guarantee a living befitting human dignity for themselves and their families [...].”

Article 29: “Tota persona té dret al treball, a la promoció per mitjà del treball, a una remuneració que garanteixi al treballador i a la seva família una existència conforme a la dignitat humana,[...]"

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) – 1948

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) – 1966

Status:

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – 1979

Status: Accession (1997)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – 1989

Status: Ratification (1996)

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – 2006

Status: Ratification (2014)

Legislation and policies recognizing the right to adequate food

Guidance on how to progressively realise the human right to adequate food in contexts of national food security has been provided by the Right to Food Guidelines, adopted by the FAO Council and endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security.

Considering that the human right to adequate food can be implemented through a variety of legal and policy actions, we invite you to visit the FAOLEX Country Profile database for a wide-ranging collection of measures that have been taken at national level. Some of the documents you may find are legislation and policies that touch on a number of relevant Guidelines, such as those on Access to resources and assets (Guideline 8), Food safety and consumer protection (Guideline 9), Support for vulnerable groups (Guideline 13) and Natural and human-made disasters (Guideline 16).

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