The right to personal liberty is one of the oldest recognized rights in liberal democracies, which raises fundamental constitutional questions about the use of detention as an immigration measure. However, as this GDP Working Paper highlights, in common law countries, lengthy immigration detention on a large scale has become the norm and is largely regarded as constitutional. […]
Other publications
Oct 2026
Detention BlogOct 2026
Submissions & RecommendationsSep 2026
Detention BlogSep 2026
Detention BlogSep 2026
Submissions & RecommendationsKenya: Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Sep 2026
Submissions & RecommendationsJordan: Joint Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
