Detention and Its Alternatives Under International Law

by McGregor

In theory, international law provides a clear framework for ensuring the rarity of detention by either characterising a detention practice as inherently arbitrary or treating it as a measure of last resort. However, some critics have argued that international law prioritises procedural safeguards, leaving the international law on the legitimacy, necessity, and proportionality of detention and its alternatives underdeveloped.

Detention and its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198866232
• ISBN13: 9780198866237
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.0"