1.   Derived from English common law, habeas corpus was used to challenge unlawful detentions by the king.

2.   Political activists file lawsuits against police for unlawful detentions.

3.   A key issue is whether or not the courts can take into account previous spells of unlawful detention when deciding whether to release them.

4.   A magistrate is investigating whether to charge her with attempted murder and unlawful detention.

5.   Charges include unlawful detention and bodily harm.

6.   Defying the risk of further arrests, at least two political activists have filed lawsuits against the police for unlawful detentions.

7.   He said the Jamaican government would also demand compensation in each case for the unlawful detention of the fishermen.

8.   The alleged crimes include murder, torture, rape, inhuman acts and unlawful detention.

9.   The Amnesty International report also recommends that the rights of illegal immigrants be respected in Mexico, and that victims of torture or unlawful detention be given compensation.

10.   The charges involved unruly behavior, attacks on Montenegrin police, endangering the environment, theft, abuse of duties and unlawful detention.