| dc.description.abstract | Arbitrary detention is a human rights violation. Its complete eradication is a major
concern to the international community. The International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR) is the main treaty that protects and promotes civil and political
rights. It outlaws arbitrary detention and obliges states parties to take effective
legislative, judicial, administrative, and any other measures necessary to prevent the
practice within their jurisdictions. Cameroon ratified the ICCPR in 1984, as well as
other international treaties that prohibit arbitrary detention. According to Article 45 of
the Cameroon Constitution, duly ratified international treaties and conventions enter
into force following their publication in the official gazette, and they supersede
domestic laws. | en_US |
