Constantin VLAD

The quality of life is a comprehensive concept aimed to describe a variety of aspects of the existence of man as a social being. An essential component of the quality of life concerns the personal security of the individual. To provide that security is a duty of community, an attribute of state under Social Contract By its conditioning, the personal security of the individual depends on internal as well as international situation of the state. As far as internal conditioning is concerned, nowadays many countries are under stress of diverse tensions, even conflicts which put a heavy burden on the states in the field of assuring the public order and protecting their citizens. In this respect, genuine dramatic developments took place in some weak countries, so called failing states. As for the external conditioning, the impact on personal security of the individual is amplified by two kind of armed conflict, namely the humanitarian intervention and preventive war. The paper addresses a few cases of such wars with their effects on the personal security of the individual as aspect of the quality of life.