Primary sourceCurrent law (lex lata)
UN Nelson Mandela Rules
- Court / authority
- UN General Assembly
- Country / jurisdiction
- United Nations
- Date
- 2015
- Case / document number
- A/RES/70/175
- Document type
- International human rights law
- Legal area
- Detention standards
- Relevant provisions
- Rule 22
Summary
Requires that every prisoner be provided with food of nutritional value adequate for health and strength.
Legal significance
Soft law, but widely used as an interpretive standard by courts and monitoring bodies.
Relevance to the right to vegan food
Read with Jakóbski when a detained person requests a plant-based diet.
Current legal status
Current standard.
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