A/HRC/27/47 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 30 June 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-seventh session Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Report of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention* A compilation of national, regional and international laws, regulations and practices on the right to challenge the lawfulness of detention before court Chair-Rapporteur: Mads Andenas Summary The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 20/16, provides an overview of the national, regional and international laws, regulations and practices on the right of anyone deprived of his or her liberty by arrest or detention to bring proceedings before court, in order that the court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his or her detention and order his or her release if the detention is not lawful. In that regard, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention sought, by means of a questionnaire, the views of States, relevant United Nations agencies, intergovernmental organizations, treaty bodies, particularly the Human Rights Committee, other special procedures, national human rights institutions, non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders. The report is a compilation of the information submitted by stakeholders and is the result of an independent review of relevant international and regional legal frameworks. This exercise was undertaken as a first step in the Working Group’s preparation of draft basic principles and guidelines on remedies and procedures on the right of anyone deprived of his or her liberty to challenge the lawfulness of detention before court. * The annex to the present report is circulated in the language of submission only. GE.14-07008 (E) *1407008*