Eslovaquia
La Constitución de la República Eslovaca no protege de manera explícita el derecho a una alimentación adecuada.
La República Eslovaca es un Estado Parte del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales desde 1993 por vía de sucesión. El Protocolo facultativo fue ratificado en 2012.
CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITIONS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD
National status of international obligations
Article 1(2): “ The Slovak Republic acknowledges and adheres to general rules of international law, international treaties by which it is bound, and its other international obligations.”
Article 7(5): “International treaties on human rights and fundamental freedoms and international treaties for whose exercise a law is not necessary, and international treaties which directly confer rights or impose duties on natural persons or legal persons and which were ratified and promulgated in the way laid down by a law shall have precedence over laws.”
Other pertinent provisions for the realization of the right to adequate food
Article 36: “Employees have the right to equitable and adequate working conditions. The law guarantees, above all.
1. the right to remuneration for work done, sufficient to ensure the employee’s dignified standard of living”
Article 39:
“(1) Citizens have the right to adequate material provision in old age, in the event of work disability, as well as after losing their provider.
(2) Anyone suffering material hardship, has the right to such assistance as may be necessary to secure his or her fundamental standard of life.
(3) Details of rights pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) are provided by law.”
INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) – 1966
Status: Sucesión (1993)
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – 1979
Status: Ratificación (1993)
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR) – 2008
Status: Ratificación (2012)
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).