The concept of food security has been on the international agenda as far back as 1948, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirmed that “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family, including food.....” Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights went further, in 1966, when it af...

One of the fundamental human rights is the right of every individual to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which we simplify to ‘HASH’ [1]. The HASH right was first articulated in the preamble to the WHO Constitution (1946) [2]. It appears in Article 12 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) (1966) [3]; and occurs in various human...

the criminal justice and observance of human rights principles have important roles in efficiency of bodies involved in combating against terrorism. as some states like u.k. have violated several international provisions such as international civil and political covenant and the european convention of human rights, this article tries to verify anti-terrorism crime and security act (atcsa) and i...

The articles number eleven and twelve of the international covenant of economic, social and cultural rights state that it should be recognized the right of every human being to an adequate life standard for him/herself and their families, including food, dress and housing and to continuing improving their life conditions; as well as the right of every individual to the fulfillment of the best a...

The evolution of international standards on child rights 1924 The League of Nations adopts the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child. The declaration establishes children’s rights to means for material, moral and spiritual development; special help when hungry, sick, disabled or orphaned; first call on relief when in distress; freedom from economic exploitation; and an upbringing that ...

‘Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts of society’, or so argued Acheson, then Chief Medical Officer of the UK (Acheson 1988). According to international human rights scholars Gruskin and Maluwa, ‘international human rights law is about defining what governments can do to us, cannot do to us and should do f...