How long is too long? a brief analysis of lengthy and uncertain duration of immigration detention in habeas corpus application

dc.contributor.authorFatoyinbo, Tosin
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeKhoday, Amar (Law)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorAnderson, Kjell (Law)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-04T15:10:51Z
dc.date.available2021-02-04T15:10:51Z
dc.date.copyright2021-02-03
dc.date.issued2021-01-26en_US
dc.date.submitted2021-01-27T03:10:27Zen_US
dc.date.submitted2021-02-03T21:55:38Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineLawen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Human Rights (M.H.R.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses relevant courts' decisions across Canada when determining whether the length of time an immigration detainee has become illegal by way of habeas corpus. Prison conditions are not suitable for immigration detainees, and violations of detainee’s rights are rife – thus the lengthy detention of immigration detainees exposes them to horrific conditions of care in custody. Detainees have taken to Canadian courts to challenge, by way of habeas corpus, the length of their detention and the uncertainty regarding the date of release. The courts have held differently on the duration of detention considered to be too lengthy – in one case, 17 months was ruled as unduly lengthy, yet in another case, four and a half years was adjudged as being insufficient for a habeas corpus relief. This paper reviews the reasonings in Ontario Courts’ decision in R v Ogiamen (2016), Canada v Dadzie (2016), Ali v Canada (2017), and Scotland v Canada (2017) regarding the length and uncertainty of detention that qualify for a habeas corpus relief.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2021en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/35315
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectHabeas corpusen_US
dc.subjectImmigration detentionen_US
dc.subjectCrimmigrationen_US
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.titleHow long is too long? a brief analysis of lengthy and uncertain duration of immigration detention in habeas corpus applicationen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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