“Every individual shall have the right to liberty and to the security of his person. No one may be deprived of his freedom except for reasons and conditions previously laid down by law. In particular, no one may be arbitrarily arrested or detained.” 115. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in its Articles 3 and 9 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in its Article 9(1) follow on the same vein. 116. Similarly, Article 7 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights guarantee the right to liberty and security of individuals, the latter being the only one that specifically lists in paragraphs (a) to (f) the grounds that can legally justify the deprivation of liberty. 117. All the above-mentioned human rights protection instruments guarantee individuals the right to liberty and security of person, establishing that the deprivation of liberty must, in all cases, occur for reasons and under conditions previously determined by law (meaning domestic or national law of the States Parties), in other words, respecting the principle of legality. 118. Similarly, the Human Rights Committee has observed that: “no one shall be deprived of liberty except on such grounds and in accordance with such procedure as are established by law(...). Deprivation of liberty without such legal authorization is unlawful. Continued detention despite an operative (exécutoire) judicial order of release or a valid amnesty is also unlawful.” (See General Comment No. 35 §22). 119. In this regard, the Court wrote in the case BENSON OLUA OKOMBA v. REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN, Judgment No. ECW/CCJ/JUD/05/15 that: “The above-mentioned human rights treaties, provides that deprivation of liberty within a State must in all cases be carried out in accordance with the law.” (pag. 16) (See also the case CHIEF EBRIMAH MANNEH v. THE 22