Detention

Core Documents

African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

American Convention on Human Rights

American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man

Arab Charter of Human Rights

European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Documents

Treaties

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

Geneva Convention on the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War (Fourth Geneva Convention)

Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War (Third Geneva Convention)

Protocol relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (First Protocol to the Geneva Conventions)

Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aimed at the Abolition of the Death Penalty

Instruments

Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners

Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment

Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners

UN Reports and Resolutions

Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (2000) including Annex II on Custody of Immigrants and Asylum-Seekers

Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (2003)

Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty

UN Treaty Body General Comments

Human Rights Committee General Comment 8 on Right to Liberty and Security of Persons

Human Rights Committee General Comment 21 on Humane Treatment of Persons Deprived of Liberty

Human Rights Committee General Comment 29 on States of Emergency

Human Rights Committee General Comment 31 on the Nature of the General Legal Obligation

UN Treaty Body Views

A v Australia (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 560/93)

Lafuente Pe–arrieta and Others v Bolivia (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 176/1984)

Van Alphen v Netherlands (Human Rights Committee Views on Communication 305/88)

Judgments of International Courts

International Court of Justice

Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Regional Documents

Regional Treaties

Commonwealth of Independent States Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

European Social Charter (Revised)

Sixth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

Seventh Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

Thirteenth Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights

Judgments and Decisions of Regional Courts and Bodies

Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Advisory Opinion on Habeas Corpus in Emergency Situations 

Advisory Opinion on Judicial Guarantees in States of Emergency

Castillo Petruzzi and Others v Peru

European Court of Human Rights

Amuur v France

Branningan and McBride v United Kingdom

Edwards v United Kingdom

Kemmache v France (No. 3)

Nachova and Others v Bulgaria

Poltoratskiy v Ukraine

Velikova v Bulgaria

Waite v United Kingdom

Wynne v United Kingdom

Wynne v United Kingdom (No. 2)

Other Documents

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Documents

Executive Committee Conclusions on Detention of Refugees and Asylum-Seekers

Revised Guidelines on Applicable Criteria and Standards Relating to the Detention of Asylum Seekers

National Legislation

Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (United Kingdom)