obligations of states regarding the right to food, according to article xi of the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights

in the framework of international law, the right to food is a fundamentalright of person towards having sustainable access to food with the qualitywhich responds to his/her food needs. with due respect to the specialposition of states in international law, it is importance to examine theirobligations regarding the right to food. the principal question is that whatconstitutes the legal basis of such obligations. in this paper, it isdemonstrated that the legal basis of these obligations originates from theinternational documents on human rights, particularly, the un covenant oneconomic, social, and cultural rights. in addition, this paper examines themost important mechanisms for realization the right to food, includingdesigning national strategies, legislating and providing legal ways toguarantee the right to food. this paper concludes that if the right to food is tobe fulfilled, states should observe their obligations nationally andinternationally.