The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observed these prohibitions.

The Constitution prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the Government generally observes these prohibitions.

The constitution prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention.

Jordanian law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, but according to local and international human rights groups, the government does not always observe these prohibitions in practice.

Habeas corpus is a legal tool in the English tradition of justice, dating back to the Magna Carta, prohibiting arbitrary arrest and detention.

The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observes these prohibitions; however, police reportedly arrests and detains citizens arbitrarily on occasion.

Prohibits detention in excess of 72 hours (3 days) without formal charges.

The law prohibits arbitrary arrest and detention, and the government generally observed these prohibitions; however, the strict application of slander laws tended to discourage reports of police abuse.

International law prohibits prolonged arbitrary detention, even by a state that has not acceded to international instruments that prohibit such mistreatment.

Article 9(1) states that "Everyone has the right to liberty and security of person," and the section prohibits "arbitrary arrest or detention."