Is RTFN recognized in the legal system

****Draft Frame work Law for right to food introduced to the parliament in 2016: https://pac.cr/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Expediente-20076-1.pdf

The Constitution of the Republic of Costa Rica explicitly guarantees the right to adequate food.

The Republic of Costa Rica has become a State party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1968 by way of ratification.

CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITIONS OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD

Explicit protection of the right to adequate food

Article 82: "The State shall provide food and clothing for indigent pupils, in accordance with the law."

Implicit protection of the right to adequate food

Article 56: "Work is a right of the individual and an obligation to society. The State shall seek to ensure that everyone has lawful, useful and properly remunerated employment, and to prevent the establishment of conditions that in any way curtail human freedom or dignity or degrade labor to the status of mere merchandise."

Article 57: "Every worker is entitled to a minimum wage, to be fixed periodically, for a normal working day, which will provide for his welfare and a decent living."

Directive principles of state policy

Article 50: "The State shall seek the greatest welfare for all inhabitants of the country, organizing and promoting production and the most appropriate distribution of wealth."

National status of international obligations

Article 7: "Public treaties, international agreements and concordats duly approved by the Legislative Assembly shall have a higher authority than the laws upon their enactment or from the day that they designate."