Any decision to detain a person incommunicado could be challenged on the grounds of constitutionality or unreasonableness by way of a judicial review.

We have copious knowledge, which enables us to split the atom, but we do not have enough rationality to prevent the misuse of nuclear fission for the manufacture of nuclear weapons.

According to the source, Mr. Martínez Ramírez' arrest, while consistent with the legislation in force, was a violation of his rights, since it was carried out in violation of the principles of reasonableness, proportionality and predictability.

(a) The case of The Government of South Africa v. Grootboom illustrates how courts adapt legal concepts such as the test of reasonableness to assess whether a policy with resource implications is compatible with constitutional rights.

Further, provided that any force met the statutory reasonableness requirement, it could not be said that it amounted to cruel or unusual treatment or punishment.

The Court applied a test of reasonableness to the housing policy and concluded that the housing policy did not meet this test, as a reasonable part of the national housing budget was not devoted to people in desperate need.

The Committee recalls its jurisprudence that the requirement of reasonableness implies that any interference with privacy must be proportionate to the end sought, and must be necessary in the circumstances of any given case.

(c) The State party should provide for judicial review of the merits, rather than merely of the reasonableness, of decisions to expel an individual where there are substantial grounds for believing that the person faces a risk of torture