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The weaponisation of detention: responding to present-day challenges

Arbitrary Detention workshop with experts from Essex Law School and the Human Rights Centre

  • Thu 13 Mar 25

    15:00 - 17:00

  • Colchester Campus

    Lakeview Meeting Room

  • Event speaker

    Various

  • Event type

    Lectures, talks and seminars
    Human Rights Centre Speaker Series

  • Event organiser

    Human Rights Centre

  • Contact details

    Human Rights Centre Team

This workshop will critically examine present-day challenges associated with arbitrary detention and related violations of the right to liberty and security of the person. All are welcome.


Workshop


Chair and Introduction
Matthew Gillett, Senior Lecturer, Essex Law School and Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 

Arbitrary Detention as a Form of Social Control
Carla Ferstman, Professor, Essex Law School and Human Rights Centre Director; Author of Conceptualising Arbitrary Detention: Power, Punishment and Control

The Increasing Arbitrariness of Immigration Detention
Sabina Garahan, Lecturer, Essex Law School and Director of the HRC Clinic; Author of: Detention and the Right to Liberty: Addressing Gaps in Protection at the European Court of Human Rights

Unpacking Alternatives to Detention
Lorna McGregor, Professor, Essex Law School and Deputy Dean (External Relations) at Essex Law School; Author of Detention and Its Alternatives Under International Law

Reflections on recent cases from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Matthew Gillett, Senior Lecturer, Essex Law School and Chair-Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention  
 
A Q&A will follow presentations.

How to join us

All are welcome

  • If you want to join us in person, please book your place via Eventbrite.
  • You are also welcome to join us via Zoom
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