The right to security – the main objective of defence and public order policies Cover Image

Dreptul la securitate – obiectiv principal al politicilor de apărare şi ordine publică
The right to security – the main objective of defence and public order policies

Author(s): Octavian Mircea Chesaru
Subject(s): Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Security and defense
Published by: Institutul Român pentru Drepturile Omului
Keywords: life; liberty; security; crisis;

Summary/Abstract: Security and defence policies have always stated different goals, depending on the national and regional security architecture, but regardless of the official goal, the real goal is the protection of human rights, especially the rights to life, liberty and security. The right to security is the main target of a defence policy, a policy providing a public good consisting of the security status of a nation or of a region. Security crises occur unexpectedly and security threats and vulnerabilities have the tendency to spread evenly across the globalised world we live in. Therefore, a large number of human rights treaties have been written in order to ensure the rights to life, liberty and security in the event of a security crisis.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 43-49
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Romanian