In any society, certain people pose a risk to others. For hundreds of years, preventive detention has been authorized by governments to ensure people are held in custody for: criminal proceedings, men
Experienced legal academics and mental health professionals explore the current approaches to “dangerousness” and preventive detention. The defining characteristics of those deemed dangero
"There is much debate about the scope of international law, its compatibility with individual state practice, its enforceability and the recent and limited degree to which it is institutionalized. Thi
In recent years, controversy has surrounded the role of top government lawyers in the United States and the United Kingdom. Allegations of bad lawyering and bad ethics in public office over the a€?tor
