Guests of the Governor
Administrative Detention Undermines the Rule of Law in Jordan
by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Christoph Wilcke, Farida Deif ยท 2009
ISBN: 156432477X 9781564324771
Category: Law / General
Page count: 56
This 56-page report details how governors and other officials routinely circumvent the criminal justice system when they detain people by administrative order and without judicial review. The practice is used against crime victims, personal enemies and people freed by the courts.