theory on Habeas Corpus
POL201: American National Government
theory on Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus is from Latin language that means "you have the body". (Lectlaw 1995) It is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees or prisoners can seek relief from. (Levin-Waldman, 2012). This simply means that a person that is accused of a crime has the right to know what the charges are made against them. Habeas Corpus is clearly represented in the United States Constitution in the form of a privilege all are entitled to utilize within guidelines at the demand of the President, the Supreme Court, and Congress. (Levin-Waldman, 2012) I will explain why the arguments against judicial power in the detainee habeas corpus cases are arguments in favor of executive power and that deciding the merits of these cases should be left to the courts and not to the president.
After researching I noticed that prisoners often seek release by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A writ of habeas corpus is a judicial mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he should be released from custody. A habeas corpus petition is a petition filed with a court by a person who objects to his own or another 's detention or imprisonment. The petition must show that the court ordering the detention or imprisonment made a legal or factual error. Habeas corpus petitions are usually filed by persons serving prison sentences. (Lectlaw 1995)
Just recently in 2008, history changed courses concerning the constitutional right to habeas corpus," enabling them to challenge the basis of their detention, under the terms of the 800-year old "Great Writ" of habeas corpus, which prohibits the suspension of prisoners ' rights to challenge the basis of their detention except in "cases of rebellion or invasion." That this decision was mandatory at all
theory on Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus is from Latin language that means "you have the body". (Lectlaw 1995) It is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees or prisoners can seek relief from. (Levin-Waldman, 2012). This simply means that a person that is accused of a crime has the right to know what the charges are made against them. Habeas Corpus is clearly represented in the United States Constitution in the form of a privilege all are entitled to utilize within guidelines at the demand of the President, the Supreme Court, and Congress. (Levin-Waldman, 2012) I will explain why the arguments against judicial power in the detainee habeas corpus cases are arguments in favor of executive power and that deciding the merits of these cases should be left to the courts and not to the president.
After researching I noticed that prisoners often seek release by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. A writ of habeas corpus is a judicial mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he should be released from custody. A habeas corpus petition is a petition filed with a court by a person who objects to his own or another 's detention or imprisonment. The petition must show that the court ordering the detention or imprisonment made a legal or factual error. Habeas corpus petitions are usually filed by persons serving prison sentences. (Lectlaw 1995)
Just recently in 2008, history changed courses concerning the constitutional right to habeas corpus," enabling them to challenge the basis of their detention, under the terms of the 800-year old "Great Writ" of habeas corpus, which prohibits the suspension of prisoners ' rights to challenge the basis of their detention except in "cases of rebellion or invasion." That this decision was mandatory at all
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