Restoring Habeas Corpus
ecthompsonmd
June 8, 2007
(Update, I had blogged on this subject before – here.) The history of the development of Habeas Corpus (From BBC) – Habeas corpus is under attack, say critics of the government’s anti-terror bill. But what is it and why is it so cherished?Habeas corpus (ad subjiciendum) is Latin for “you may have the body” (subject to examination). It is a writ which requires a person detained by the authorities be brought before a court of law so that the legality of the detention may be examined. The name is taken from the opening words of the writ in medieval times. Although
