Callie Beaulieu
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Language
English
Description
The concept of habeas corpus-literally, to receive and hold the body-empowers courts to protect the right of prisoners to know the basis on which they are being held by the government and grant prisoners their freedom when they are held unlawfully. It is no wonder that habeas corpus has long been considered essential to freedom.
This Very Short Introduction chronicles the storied writ of habeas corpus and how its common law and statutory origins...