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
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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