Jared Genser is Managing Director of Perseus Strategies, a public interest law firm, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. He is the founder of Freedom Now, an independent non-governmental organization, and has been referred to by the New York Times as 'The Extractor' for his work freeing political prisoners around the world. Genser is the recipient of the American Bar Association's International Human Rights Award.

'This meticulously researched volume is the first book to review the extensive jurisprudence and reporting of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention since its creation in 1991. Authored by Jared Genser, one of the leading human rights lawyers in the world and someone who I had the pleasure of working with on many of his most challenging cases during my time as High Commissioner, the book is written to be highly accessible even for those without legal background. Importantly, Genser weaves into the narrative his experiences having successfully taken dozens of cases to the Working Group over his career, explaining how he has combined its opinions with focused political and public relations advocacy to secure the release of his clients from prison. This rare combination of serious scholarship with real world application is as powerful as it is inspiring, making this book a must read for anyone wanting to secure the release of political prisoners today.' Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2014–2018)

• Foreword by Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu; Part I. Background: 1. Overview of the working group; 2. Deliberations of the working group; Part II. Individual Case Procedure: 3. Process for taking a case to the working group; Part III. Case Jurisprudence: 4. Category I: no legal basis for detention; 5. Category II: violation of fundamental rights and freedoms; 6. Category III: violation of rights of due process; 7. Category IV: violation of rights of asylum seekers; 8. Category V: discrimination on protected grounds; 9. Detention not arbitrary; Part IV. Additional Case Studies: 10. Mohamed Nasheed v. The Maldives; 11. 'Balyoz' or Sledgehammer Cases v. Turkey; 12. Aung San Suu Kyi v. Myanmar; 13. Mukhtar Ablyazov v. France; 14. Yang Jianli v. China; Table of authorities; Appendices: required legal materials; Index.

Jared Genser is Managing Director of Perseus Strategies, a public interest law firm, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. He is the founder of Freedom Now, an independent non-governmental organization, and has been referred to by the New York Times as 'The Extractor' for his work freeing political prisoners around the world. Genser is the recipient of the American Bar Association's International Human Rights Award.

'This meticulously researched volume is the first book to review the extensive jurisprudence and reporting of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention since its creation in 1991. Authored by Jared Genser, one of the leading human rights lawyers in the world and someone who I had the pleasure of working with on many of his most challenging cases during my time as High Commissioner, the book is written to be highly accessible even for those without legal background. Importantly, Genser weaves into the narrative his experiences having successfully taken dozens of cases to the Working Group over his career, explaining how he has combined its opinions with focused political and public relations advocacy to secure the release of his clients from prison. This rare combination of serious scholarship with real world application is as powerful as it is inspiring, making this book a must read for anyone wanting to secure the release of political prisoners today.' Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2014–2018)

• Foreword by Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu; Part I. Background: 1. Overview of the working group; 2. Deliberations of the working group; Part II. Individual Case Procedure: 3. Process for taking a case to the working group; Part III. Case Jurisprudence: 4. Category I: no legal basis for detention; 5. Category II: violation of fundamental rights and freedoms; 6. Category III: violation of rights of due process; 7. Category IV: violation of rights of asylum seekers; 8. Category V: discrimination on protected grounds; 9. Detention not arbitrary; Part IV. Additional Case Studies: 10. Mohamed Nasheed v. The Maldives; 11. 'Balyoz' or Sledgehammer Cases v. Turkey; 12. Aung San Suu Kyi v. Myanmar; 13. Mukhtar Ablyazov v. France; 14. Yang Jianli v. China; Table of authorities; Appendices: required legal materials; Index.

Jared Genser is Managing Director of Perseus Strategies, a public interest law firm, and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center. He is the founder of Freedom Now, an independent non-governmental organization, and has been referred to by the New York Times as 'The Extractor' for his work freeing political prisoners around the world. Genser is the recipient of the American Bar Association's International Human Rights Award.

'This meticulously researched volume is the first book to review the extensive jurisprudence and reporting of the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention since its creation in 1991. Authored by Jared Genser, one of the leading human rights lawyers in the world and someone who I had the pleasure of working with on many of his most challenging cases during my time as High Commissioner, the book is written to be highly accessible even for those without legal background. Importantly, Genser weaves into the narrative his experiences having successfully taken dozens of cases to the Working Group over his career, explaining how he has combined its opinions with focused political and public relations advocacy to secure the release of his clients from prison. This rare combination of serious scholarship with real world application is as powerful as it is inspiring, making this book a must read for anyone wanting to secure the release of political prisoners today.' Prince Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2014–2018)

• Foreword by Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu; Part I. Background: 1. Overview of the working group; 2. Deliberations of the working group; Part II. Individual Case Procedure: 3. Process for taking a case to the working group; Part III. Case Jurisprudence: 4. Category I: no legal basis for detention; 5. Category II: violation of fundamental rights and freedoms; 6. Category III: violation of rights of due process; 7. Category IV: violation of rights of asylum seekers; 8. Category V: discrimination on protected grounds; 9. Detention not arbitrary; Part IV. Additional Case Studies: 10. Mohamed Nasheed v. The Maldives; 11. 'Balyoz' or Sledgehammer Cases v. Turkey; 12. Aung San Suu Kyi v. Myanmar; 13. Mukhtar Ablyazov v. France; 14. Yang Jianli v. China; Table of authorities; Appendices: required legal materials; Index.