Practice question
Under ICCPR Article 9, is protection against arbitrary detention confined to citizens?
- Yes, only voters qualify.
- Yes, only passport holders of the detaining State qualify.
- Yes, unless the foreign national owns land.
- Yes, because immigration status eliminates all liberty rights.
- No; Article 9 protects everyone.
Legal references
- ICCPR, Articles 9, 13 and 14: https://2covenants.ohchr.org/About-ICCPR.html
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