Legal frameworks for public safety: Evaluating state responsibility in protecting citizens from harm
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Public safety has always been the responsibility of the state, which has the obligation to ensure the security of its citizens from any potential harm, violence, disaster, and danger to life and property. This essay discusses the responsibilities of the states in terms of the laws and regulations pertained to guaranteeing the safety of the people. Moreover, the paper tries to address the issues of negligence, abuse of power, acts of terrorism, and incompetence as they relate to the violation of civil rights. The research will be conducted through the analysis of legal and constitutional resources, both national and international, as well as the judiciary system’s role in overseeing and regulating the governmental and administrative actions and policies.
DOI: 10.63468/alrr.110
Authors: Adil Sher, Tansif Ur Rehman
Institutions: Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education, University of Karachi
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7224914451