Human Security Dimension —an unfinished business

The human dimension of security means that system established within the OSCE area reflects the political philosophy of inclusiveness instead of exclusiveness as it was the case in the past—in the period of Cold War and partition of Europe. [...] The main characteristic of the new security environment is the erosion of the state institutions. [...] According to international law, whose foundation in international relations is the UN Charter, territorial sovereignty and the principle of the sovereign equality of states prevent any intervention in matters of the discrete internal competence of any state. [...] States are subject to appraisal and accountability by their own societies and international institutions (such as the UN Human Rights Council on the global scale or the OSCE including ODIHR and some other OSCE bodies and the Council of Europe on the regional scale) and are accountable to them. [...] In 21st-century relations among states, respecting norms and principles and ensuring the security of the different states have to be harmonized with respect for the universal values of the rule of law in the internal domestic governance of states as the main factor of stability and international security.