The Human Right to Food

An Insider's Account
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-12817-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 320 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment

Sharing insights from the author's forty years of activism, this book champions the right to food as a fundamental human right and offers a compelling exploration of its evolution and application.

Tracing the emergence of the human right to food within civil society and among legal experts in the early 1980s, this book highlights its pivotal role in advancing economic, social, and cultural rights that had long been neglected within the UN system. The book provides a careful definition of human rights as natural law, starting from human needs and States’ obligations. It underscores the essential unity of human rights. Delving into key issues such as land rights, agrarian reform, and minimum income programmes, the book draws on global examples of oppression to illustrate the practical implementation of the right to food. It also examines the transnational dimensions of food justice, addressing the role of the Global North in perpetuating food insecurity in the Global South, and explores the role of human rights in regulating transnational corporations and holding International Governmental Organisations accountable. Furthermore, the book considers the legal implications of future generations' right to food and how this shapes present-day state obligations. With its conceptual clarity and actionable insights, this book serves as a vital resource for human rights education, advocacy, and policymaking.

This book is essential reading for activists, policymakers, students, and scholars across disciplines such as human rights, food and agriculture policy, social security, international relations, philosophy, and sustainability.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Künnemann, Rolf

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Primärer Sektor Agrarökonomie, Ernährungswirtschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Ökotrophologie (Ernährungs- und Haushaltswissenschaften)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sachkultur, Materielle Kultur
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften: Ernährung & Gesellschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction  1. Human Needs, States Obligations and Law: Defining Human Rights  2.  The Right to Food in the International Bill of Human Rights  3.  Sovereign Work with Resources: The Right to Feed Oneself  4.  Instituting Fulfilment and Implementing Legal Remedy for Violations  5.  Extraterritorial States Obligations in Business, Trade and Cooperation  6. The Human Rights of Future Generations  Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Rolf Künnemann is co-founder of FIAN International and served as the organisation’s first secretary general. Since then he provided leadership in a long line of important initiatives taken for the global human rights community.