La garantía del derecho humano a la alimentación en el Estado de derecho constitucional: Reflexiones sobre el problema de la fragmentación de la regulación alimentaria en Argentina

This paper presents in general terms the C.A.I.+D. 2020 research project of the Universidad Nacional del Litoral (Action Course for Research and Development-Call 2020) entitled «The Protection of the Human Right to Food. An analysis of the regulation of food security in Argentina» based at the Research Center of the Faculty of Legal and Social Sciences of UNL. This project aims to carry out a survey, systematization and critical-reflective analysis of the socio-legal regulations on food, with the aim of providing some guidelines on legislation and public policies that address the problem of hunger and malnutrition from a comprehensive perspective in Argentina. First, the objectives, hypothesis and general assumption of the project are summarized, referring to the fragmentation of the regulation of food security and the tensions that this may present with the fulfillment state obligations on the human right to food. The methodological tools used are then outlined, as well as some difficulties presented by the legal investigation of the guarantee the human right to food. Thirdly, some experiences of linking to the environment are listed based on the results achieved in the case studies developed by the research team. Finally, some reflections on the results and challenges presented during the research are outlined.