Justice, Governance, and Sovereignties

Keywords: Global food governance, Food Law Regulations, Law and Economics, Access to Justice, Business and Human rights, Development Law

In recent years, the governance of food systems has emerged as a crucial challenge. Global food production has become a significant source of inequality among various actors actively involved in global food chains. These actors include states and non-state entities such as private business enterprises, NGOs, associations, individuals, indigenous groups, and local communities. Traditional legal structures and concepts struggle to grasp the complexity of this phenomenon as they are primarily linked to state boundaries. However, global food value chains impact human and animal rights, climate change, and biodiversity, to name a few. Moreover, the intersection of legal and economic spheres has also influenced the shape of current food systems, exacerbating injustice related to food production and accelerating the process of food commodification. This has reduced access to food and justice to remedy violations.

The panel aims to discuss these challenges through a renewed view of existing legal tools and economic models to promote and achieve justice in the global governance of food systems.