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Safeguarding the right to freedom from arbitrary detention in Cameroon
(University of the Western Cape, 2021) Weregwe, Christopher Mba; Mujuzi, Jamil
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.