The article discusses how human rights laws have evolved to include the right to food as part of the right to a decent standard of living. While early documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights didn't specifically mention the right to food, later agreements like the International Covenant on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights recognized it. This shift in perspective aims to ensure that economic, social, and cultural rights are just as important as civil and political rights. The Special Rapporteur on the right to food introduced a new paradigm that outlines different obligations for states regarding human rights.