Abstract
One of the techniques of operational activities used by police officers is kettling. It involves police officers encircling or surrounding a group of people, usually part of a public gathering. This paper tackles this operational technique from the perspective of both international law and Polish Constitution. It provides an in depth analysis of intertwined character of variety of regulation regarding the concept of „deprivation of liberty”.
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