Sudáfrica
La Constitución de la República de Sudáfrica protege explícitamente el derecho a una alimentación adecuada.
La República de Sudáfrica es un Estado Parte del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales desde 2015 por vía de ratificación.
CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITIONS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD
Explicit protection of the right to adequate food
Article 27: "Health Care, food, water and social security. -
(1) Everyone has the right to have access to-
(b) sufficient food and water;
(2) The state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of each of these rights."
Article 28: "Children. -
(1) Every child has the right-
(c) to basic nutrition, shelter, basic health care services and social services.”
Article 35: "Arrested, detained and accused persons.-
“(2) Everyone who is detained, including every sentenced prisoner, has the right-
(e) to conditions of detention that are consistent with human dignity, including at least exercise and the provision, at state expense, of adequate accommodation, nutrition, reading material and medical treatment.”
National status of international obligations
Article 232: “Customary international law is law in the Republic unless it is inconsistent with the Constitution or an Act of Parliament.”
Article 233: “When interpreting any legislation, every court must prefer any reasonable interpretation of the legislation that is consistent with international law over any alternative interpretation that is inconsistent with international law.”
Other pertinent provisions for the realization of the right to adequate food
Article 1: “The Republic of South Africa is one, sovereign, democratic state founded on the following values:
(a) Human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms.”
Article 7(2): “The state must respect, protect, promote and fulfil the rights in the Bill of Rights.”
INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) – 1966
Status: Ratificación (2015)
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – 1979
Status: Ratificación (1995)
Legislación y políticas que reconocen el derecho a una alimentación adecuada
Teniendo en cuenta que se puede implementar el derecho humano a una alimentación adecuada a través de varias acciones legales y políticas, lo invitamos a visitar los Perfiles de país en FAOLEX para acceder a una amplia recopilación de medidas adoptadas a nivel nacional. Entre los varios documentos disponibles, encontrará legislación y políticas que se refieren a algunas Directrices relevantes, como la de Acceso a los recursos y bienes (Directriz 8), Inocuidad de los alimentos y protección del consumidor (Directriz 9), Apoyo a los grupos vulnerables (Directriz 13) y Catástrofes naturales y provocadas por el hombre (Directriz 16).
