Constitution Food: Study of Constitutionality Principles of Food Sovereignty in the Constitution in Indonesia

Abstract

The research is financed by Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia

Abstract

This acticle analyzes the principles of food sovereignty is to meet the criteria of legal principles that became the idea of the constitution or the constitution of the underlying normative or formulated in positive constitution. This is based on the principles of food sovereignty is present values of justice, democracy, sovereignty, collectivity, environmental protection, and siding with those who are poor, which is the virtue value. Those values become positive constitutionalism to the constitution. The normative constitution can be formulated in the Indonesian legal system in the form of: 1) Recognition of the right to food explicitly in the constitution; 2) Recognition of the right to food contained in the principles or direction in the state policy (Directive Principles of State Policy); and 3) Recognition implicitly through the formulation of a broad interpretation of human rights norms of other (non-food).

Keywords: Constitution, Food Sovereignty, State Policy