The Framers of the Constitution of the United States.
suspended habeas corpus
Can I a parent file a habeas corpus on the behalf of my son who is a inmate
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Habeas corpus is Latin for "let me have the body".
Habeas Corpus
The writ of habeas corpus
Charles II of Great Britain. (In 1679.)
The writ of habeas corpus is an important right given to American citizens
The prisoner sought relief through a petition for habeas corpus, claiming their imprisonment was unlawful and violated their constitutional rights.
Habeas corpus (habeas corpus ad subjiciendum) is significant as it is used for correcting violations of personal liberty by directing judicial inquiry into the legality of a detention.
Habeas Corpus suspended anyone who supported the confederates.
The Magna Carta says a freeman will not be imprisoned without lawful judgment. The opinion of many is that habeas corpusoriginated with this. But it was not specifically a law until the Habeas Corpus Act of 1640. It has been modified since.There is a link below to the section of an article on habeas corpus dealing with its origins.