Contents

Contents


I. OVERVIEW
	I-a.	Purpose
	I-b.	Technical Notes
	I-c.	Sections

II. FOOD AND NUTRITION
	II-a.	Malnutrition
	II-b.	Causes of Malnutrition
	II-c.	Growth Measurement
	II-d.	Numbers of People Malnourished
	II-e.	Malnutrition and Mortality
	II-f.	Food and Nutrition Security
	II-g.	Varieties of Government Action

III. THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM
	III-a.	Historical Foundations
	III-b.	International Humanitarian Law
	III-c.	International Bill of Human Rights
	III-d.	Children's Rights
	III-e.	Regional Human Rights Agreements
	III-f.	Human Rights Agencies
	III-g.	United Nations Charter Bodies
	III-h.	United Nations Treaty Bodies
	III-i.	Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
	III-j.	Civil Society Organizations
	III-k.	Informal Civil Society

IV. THE HUMAN RIGHT TO FOOD AND NUTRITION
	IV-a.	Food and Nutrition Rights in International Law
	IV-b.	Global Standards
	IV-c.	Objective 7.4 of the World Food Summit
	IV-d.	Advocacy
	IV-e.	General Comment 12
	IV-f.	Eide's Updated Study

V. NATIONAL AND OTHER RIGHTS SYSTEMS
	V-a.	Rights Systems
	V-b.	Studying National Human Rights Systems
	V-c.	The Role of National Law
	V-d.	Basics of International Relations

VI. RIGHTS/ENTITLEMENTS
	VI-a.	Definition
	VI-b.	Moral vs. Legal Rights
	VI-c.	Soft vs. Hard Rights
	VI-d.	Rights as Goals
	VI-e.	Rights Imply Entitlements
	VI-f.	Determining Local Entitlements
	VI-g.	Having vs. Realizing Rights

VII. OBLIGATIONS/COMMITMENTS
	VII-a.	Moral Responsibilities
	VII-b.	What is Human Rights Work?
	VII-c.	Levels of Government Obligation
	VII-d.	The Economics of Economic Rights
	VII-e.	The Obligation of Good Governance
	VII-f.	Obligations of Non-State Actors

VIII. ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS
	VIII-a.	Varieties of Accountability
	VIII-b.	Remedies for Rights Holders
	VIII-c.	Accountability through Public Action

IX. INTERNATIONAL LAW AND GOVERNANCE
	IX-a.	International Food and Nutrition Rights
	IX-b.	International Humanitarian Assistance
	IX-c.	Strategizing the Reduction of Global Malnutrition
	IX-d.	Global Governance

X. APPLICATIONS
	X-a.	India
	X-b.	United States
	X-c.	Ghana
	X-d.	South Africa
	X-e.	Brazil
	X-f.	Infants
	X-g.	Infants of HIV-Positive Mothers
	X-h.	Refugees
	X-i.	Water


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Contents last updated on September 27, 1999