Importance of Government

Any administration chosen has a duty to ensure that its services in the security sector comply with democratic practices and that security is a public good. Governments also have a political responsibility for the security sector. As a result, governments need detailed planning and governance structures to ensure transparency and accountability in security policies and practices.

Security agencies responding to public needs strive for transparency; those that are not engaged in public needs are closed. This section outlines the key organizational governance issues affecting primary government services responsible for security sector agencies.

Governments must also ensure that the legal framework for each security sector institution is complete. The legal structure developed for departments, agencies, and security offices should be consistent with good international practices and ensure law and order. Legislation must clearly define the roles and responsibilities of each security agency, methods for authorizing administrative and operational activities, the implementation of internal rules and procedures, ensure the availability of tools for the participation of all, and control over security agencies. Furthermore, the legal framework should facilitate access to information for the public and democratic institutions.

Human rights impose direct legal obligations on governments, although enforcement often comes through persuasion and influence rather than coercion. Extending human rights obligations to businesses, warlords, individuals, and other non-state actors conflates bad behavior with government obligations and, in the long term, incorrectly shifts the focus of human rights enforcement to bodies that are neither bound to respect nor accountable. While supporting the activities of civil society is essential to ensure public debate consistent with human rights, civil society has limited capacity to guarantee or protect rights such as fair trials, free elections, or advancement without discrimination.

The more we learn about the role of government, the clearer the deviation becomes.

We should all prioritize discussing the essential aspects of government with family, children, and friends.

Like it or not, the government dictates a significant part of our lives, in almost every country and every system. If we don't know what to ask (or demand, if necessary), they make decisions alone and freely, guided more by their convenience than by the needs of the people.

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