HABEAS CORPUS, DUE PROCESS AND THE SUSPENSION CLAUSE: A STUDY IN THE FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONALISM

Article I Section 9 of the United States Constitution guarantees the availability of the writ of habeas corpus. The "Great Writ," as it has come to be called, serves as the primary procedural vehicle through which those detained by the government may challenge the legality of their detenti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Virginia law review 2010-10, Vol.96 (6), p.1361-1416
Hauptverfasser:	Redish, Martin H., McNamara, Colleen
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accuracy Administrative law Chemical suspensions Common law Constitutionalism Criminal arrests Debates and debating DEMOCRACY DETENTION Due process of law Executive branch Fifth Amendment Government Habeas corpus HISTORY Imprisonment International relations Judicial reviews Judicial writs Legal research LEGAL SYSTEM Legitimacy Litigation National security PRISONS PUBLIC SAFETY Rebellion Social aspects State laws U.S. states
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Zusammenfassung:	Article I Section 9 of the United States Constitution guarantees the availability of the writ of habeas corpus. The "Great Writ," as it has come to be called, serves as the primary procedural vehicle through which those detained by the government may challenge the legality of their detentions. Put simply, habeas corpus restricts government's ability to imprison its citizens for any reason it wants-or for no reason at all.
ISSN:	0042-6601