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Record Nr.

UNINA9910847494003321

Autore

Ferstman Carla

Titolo

Conceptualising Arbitrary Detention : Power, Punishment and Control / / Carla Ferstman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol : , : Bristol University Press, , [2024]

©2024

ISBN

1-5292-2251-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (304 p.)

Disciplina

345/.0527

Soggetti

Detention of persons

Human rights

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Detailed Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Theorising and Conceptualising “Arbitrariness” -- Notions of the “Arbitrary” -- “Arbitrariness” as an Indication of Harm -- The Law and Practice of Arbitrary Detention in Context -- Enforcing Hostility and Social Control -- Deterring Dissent -- The Securitisation of Detention: Exceptional Regimes, Security Frameworks and Counter-Terrorism Measures -- Detention of Dual and Foreign Nationals for Leverage -- Detention and Pandemic Exceptionality -- Conclusions -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.