See Relief; Humanitarian assistance; Detainees; Starvation;
Legal source
prohibition to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population
prohibition of starvation
prohibition of reprisals
in occupied territory
free passage of consignments for the civilian population
free passage of all consignments of essential foodstuffs intended for children under 15, expectant mothers and maternity cases
priority distribution
for civil internees
for POWs
CASES
Israel, The Rafah Case (Paras. 27-28)
Yemen, Potential Existence and Effects of Naval Blockade
Eastern Ukraine, OHCHR Report on the Situation: November 2016 - February 2017
Bibliographic resources
DE FALCO Randle C., “The Right to Food in Gaza: Israel’s Obligations under International Law”, in Rutgers Law Record, Vol. 35, 2009, pp. 11-22. GRÜNEWALD François, “Food Aid: For or Against?”, in IRRC, No. 315, November-December 1996, pp. 588-608. VITE Sylvain, “The Interrelation of the Law of Occupation and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: the Examples of Food, Health and Property”, in IRRC, Vol. 90, No. 871, September 2008, pp. 629-651.