Mechanics of arbitrariness Administrative Detention in Switzerland 1930–1981

This Final Report includes the scholarly synthesis and recommendations of the Independent Expert Commission on Administrative Detention, along with written statements and accounts of former detainees. The synthesis offers a concise, readable summary of the Commission’s findings, in the context of Swiss history. It provides a nuanced and committed basis for further political and historical discussions concerning compulsory social measures and the recognition of historical injustices.