Conceptualising Arbitrary Detention

Power, Punishment and Control

• Author(s): Carla Ferstman,
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Pages: 310
• ISBN_10: 1529222508
  ISBN_13: 9781529222500
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Human Rights , Law / Criminal Law / General , Social Science / Criminology , Law / International , Law / Emigration & Immigration ,

Description:... Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence This book examines what happens when states and other authorities use detention to abuse their power, deter dissent and maintain social hierarchies. Written by an author with decades of practical experience in the human rights field, the book examines a variety of scenarios where individuals are unlawfully detained in violation of their most basic rights to personal liberty and exposes the many fallacies associated with arbitrary detention. Proposing solutions for future policy to scrutinise processes, this is a call for greater respect for the rule of law and human rights.