The Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) authorizes Australian federal courts to impose control orders if they are satisfied that the order would substantially assist in preventing a terrorist act and that the restrictions contained in the order are reasonably necessary and reasonably appropriate and...

Preventive coercive measures are an increasingly common feature of the legal landscape. Examples are the preventive imprisonment of dangerous individuals after the expiration of their sentences, the involuntary commitment of dangerous individuals to mental institutions purely to protect the...