TY - JOUR
T1 - Personal security and the 'right' to protection
AU - Yanay, Uri
PY - 2006/10
Y1 - 2006/10
N2 - Welfare organizations and social services deal with issues of personal security. They are involved in risk assessment and in the protection of individuals and families. However, their mission in this domain is not defined, and its boundaries are not set. The article discusses the right to personal security. The duty of the state to guarantee this right is stated by international declarations and conventions that were ratified by the United Kingdom, as well as the European Convention on Human Rights that was adopted into domestic English law. In the application of the right to personal security, and the state's duty to secure this right, two independent processes are taking place. First, in the United Kingdom, the English courts are reluctant to recognize an affirmative right to personal security and to impose on state and public agencies a duty to secure this right. Second, as in many other service areas, this duty is rendered to the community. It is vital for the social services to discuss this duty, especially when they are called to vouch for the personal security of individuals and families in the community.
AB - Welfare organizations and social services deal with issues of personal security. They are involved in risk assessment and in the protection of individuals and families. However, their mission in this domain is not defined, and its boundaries are not set. The article discusses the right to personal security. The duty of the state to guarantee this right is stated by international declarations and conventions that were ratified by the United Kingdom, as well as the European Convention on Human Rights that was adopted into domestic English law. In the application of the right to personal security, and the state's duty to secure this right, two independent processes are taking place. First, in the United Kingdom, the English courts are reluctant to recognize an affirmative right to personal security and to impose on state and public agencies a duty to secure this right. Second, as in many other service areas, this duty is rendered to the community. It is vital for the social services to discuss this duty, especially when they are called to vouch for the personal security of individuals and families in the community.
KW - Crime victims
KW - Duty of care
KW - Human rights
KW - Personal safety
KW - Police
KW - Security
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33748248816&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2006.00502.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2006.00502.x
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AN - SCOPUS:33748248816
SN - 0144-5596
VL - 40
SP - 509
EP - 525
JO - Social Policy and Administration
JF - Social Policy and Administration
IS - 5
ER -