The presumed link between the rule of law and development suggests that an operational justice system is key to development. The research sought to understand and quantify how the decision to detain an accused person affects his or her socio-economic situation. Data was collected in Kenya, Mozambique and Zambia. The findings suggest that the use of the coercive power of the state exercised through the deprivation of an individual’s liberty has serious socio-economic consequences. While detention pending trial is justifiable sometimes, we argue that it is over-used, frequently resulting in excessively long detention. The deprivation of liberty interferes with the ability of individuals to be agents of their own development, infringing on socio-economic rights of individuals and their dependents. States can justify such infringements only if their coercive power is used within the ambit of democratic and rights-respecting laws complying with human rights standards.

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肯尼亚，莫桑比克和赞比亚的审前拘留对社会经济的影响

法治与发展之间的假定联系表明，司法运作对发展至关重要。该研究试图了解和量化拘留被告的决定如何影响其社会经济状况。在肯尼亚，莫桑比克和赞比亚收集了数据。研究结果表明，通过剥夺个人自由行使国家的强制性权力会产生严重的社会经济后果。尽管有时有理由进行拘留待审是合理的，但我们认为这是过度使用的，经常导致拘留时间过长。剥夺自由会干扰个人成为自己发展的主体的能力，从而侵犯个人及其家属的社会经济权利。