Foreword
Dan Stigall has undertaken a project of great importance. He has carried it off with aplomb and gusto. By engaging the question of detention in a robust fashion, he deserves both our praise and ear. He has also done something else which is of particular importance to me. Dan has engaged the subject of detention from a comparative perspective, thereby earning double accolades—one for addressing detention in the post-9/11 world and the other for doing so from a perspective that extends beyond the American coastline.
With those warm words behind us, a word of personal introduction is in order. When Dan graciously asked if I were willing to pen these few words, I asked to read the manuscript prior to agreeing. A quick read warmed my heart because it quickly became apparent to me that Dan had undertaken a project I would have been happy to undertake. Precisely because the detention issue is, in many ways, at the confluence between the legitimate rights of the individual and the equally legitimate rights of the state, we must discuss it openly and candidly.