Uganda
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Review date: 2015-12-04 |
| CRITERIA | SCORE | VALID
SINCE | REPEALED
SINCE | NOTES |
HR TREATIES |
0.5 | | |
1 = Both ICESCR & OP-ICESCR ratified
0.5 = Only ICESCR ratified
0 = Neither instrument ratified |
| ICESCR | X |
1987-01-21 | |
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| ICESCR AND OP-ICESCR | |
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CONSTITUTION |
0.33 | | |
1 = Explicit constitutional provision on the right to food
⅔ = Implicit constitutional provision on the right to food through a broader right
⅓ = Explicit provisions on food or nutrition as a goal or directive principle of State policy within the constitutional order
0 = No recognition of right to food in constitution (explicit or implicit) |
| Constitution of country | | | | Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995.
Date of text: 1995.
Faolex No.: LEX-FAOC132923 |
| National status of international obligations | | | | |
| Explicit constitutional provision on the right to food | |
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| Implicit constitutional provision on the right to food through a broader right | |
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| Explicit provisions on food or nutrition as a goal or directive principle of State policy within the constitutional order | X |
1995 | | XIV. "General social and economic objectives. The State shall endeavour to fulfill the fundamental rights of all Ugandans to social justice and economic development and shall, in particular, ensure that— (a) all developmental efforts are directed at ensuring the maximum social and cultural well-being of the people; and (b) all Ugandans enjoy rights and opportunities and access to education, health services, clean and safe water, work, decent shelter, adequate clothing, food security and pension and retirement benefits.”
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| Other relevant constitutional provisions | | | | Article V: “(i) The State shall guarantee and respect institutions which are charged by the State with responsibility for protecting and promoting human rights by providing them with adequate resources to function effectively. (ii) The State shall guarantee and respect the independence of nongovernmental organisations which protect and promote human rights.”
Article VII: “The State shall make reasonable provision for the welfare and maintenance of the aged.”
Article XXII: “The State shall- (a) take appropriate steps to encourage people to grow and store adequate food; (b) establish national food reserves; and (c) encourage and promote proper nutrition through mass education and other appropriate means in order to build a healthy State.”
Article 8A: “(1) Uganda shall be governed based on principles of national interest and common good enshrined in the national objectives and directive principles of state policy. (2) Parliament shall make relevant laws for purposes of giving full effect to clause (1) of this Article.”
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LEGISLATION |
0 | | |
1 = Food security framework law with right to food or human rights based approach
1 = Food security law with right to food or human rights based approach
0.5 = Food security laws seeking to address different aspects of food security...
0.5 = Food security framework laws establishing also an institutional framework, but that doesn’t mention the right to food or human rights
0.5 = Government or ministerial decrees establishing a coordination framework for food security which also contains provisions on human right based approaches or the right to food
0 = No framework law, food security law, or decree with human rights elements |
| Food security framework law with right to food or human rights based approach | |
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| Food security law with right to food or human rights based approach | |
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| Food security laws seeking to address different aspects of food security (availability, accessibility, utilization, stability) even if there is no strong institutional coordination mechanisms provided or mention of the right to food | |
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| Food security framework laws establishing also an institutional framework but that doesn’t mention the right to food or human rights | |
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| Government or ministerial decrees establishing a coordination framework for food security which also contains provisions on human right based approaches or the right to food | |
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| Other relevant legislation or texts |
| | | National Agricultural Advisory Services Act, 2001.
Date of text: 17 January 2001.
Faolex No.: LEX-FAOC140231 |
TOTAL SCORE |
0.2655 | | | HR Treaties (30%) + Constitution (35%) + Legislation (35%)
0.5 * 30% + 0.33 * 35% + 0 * 35% |
SYSTEM INFORMATION |
| Record identifier | RTF-000178 |
| Date of entry | 2017-11-20 |
| Initials - entry | far |
| Record status | C |