Detention and the Right to Liberty

'The wider understanding of the Court’s jurisprudence concerning the right to liberty under Article 5 will be greatly assisted by the excellent work of Dr Garahan.' Judge Erik Wennerström, European Court of Human Rights 'Detention and the Right to Liberty is a scholarly and compelling book. Garahan’s analysis of the shortcomings of the European case-law on detention and liberty, as well as her prescriptions as to how to rectify them, will be indispensable to all those who work in the field of European human rights law.' Professor Eirik Bjorge, Bristol University Law School, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Law School 'Detention and the Right to Liberty provides a compelling account of the need to develop Article 5 of the Convention. Dr Garahan’s finely tuned analysis will contribute to the European Court's distillation of the elements of Article 5 in the coming years during this critical era of global crisis.' Dr Matthew Gillett, Chair Rapporteur of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention 'The right to liberty is a core human rights value but often misunderstood, undermined, and violated on a mass scale. Garahan’s dynamic study of the European Court of Human Rights’ adjudication of this right exposes important system-level weaknesses that deserve careful scrutiny and follow up. This book is essential reading not only for scholars of the European Convention system and of the right to liberty, but also for judges, practitioners, and all users of the system.' Professor Carla Ferstman, University of Essex Law School, Director of the Essex Human Rights Centre