Information Note on International Standards on Alternatives to Detention and Immigration Detention

This Information Note is designed to serve as a resource for practitioners dealing with migration detention and non-custodial alternatives to detention (ATDs). It aims to acquaint them with the relevant international instruments and standards that States are required to uphold in this field.  

The purpose of this Information Note is to provide an overview of the limits imposed by international law on States’ competence to detain persons, as well as of States’ obligations with respect to immigration detention and alternatives to detention.