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Record 1 2010-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The obligation to respect refers to the state’s commitment not to undermine enjoyment of human rights either through action or failure to act; the obligation to protect requires states to ensure that persons living within its jurisdiction do not suffer human rights violations at the hands of non-state actors; the obligation to fulfil requires states to provide an institutional framework to ensure that rights can be effectively enjoyed in practice (facilitate and provide).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Leur obligation de protéger ce droit leur impose de veiller à ce que des entreprises ou des particuliers ne privent pas des individus de l’accès à une nourriture suffisante.

Spanish

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