Article 5 of the
European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) guarantees the right to liberty and security of person, but allows for the detention of individuals, including asylum seekers, under specific circumstances. These circumstances, as outlined in Article 5 § 1(f), include detention to prevent unauthorized entry or to facilitate deportation or extradition. However, such detention must be lawful, carried out in good faith, and not arbitrary, meaning it must be closely connected to the purpose of preventing unauthorized entry or expulsion, the place and conditions of detention must be appropriate, and the length of detention must not exceed what is reasonably required.