Who Killed Habeas Corpus?

Habeas corpus was an effective remedy for individuals imprisoned as a result of a violation of their constitutional rights by a state court, and its destruction is perhaps the most tragic development of the modern legal era. Once known as the Great Writ of Liberty, habeas corpus has been so extensiv...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Dissent (New York) 2018-01, Vol.65 (1), p.97-105
1. Verfasser:	Adelman, Lynn
Format:	Magazinearticle
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	19th century Bill of Rights Capital punishment Claims Constitutional amendments Constitutional courts Constitutional law Constitutional rights Convictions Counterterrorism Court hearings & proceedings Courts Criminal sentences Defendants Federal courts Freedom Freedoms Habeas corpus Human rights Imprisonment Judicial decisions Legislative bodies Legislatures Prisoners Protection Reconstruction Rights Search & seizure State court decisions State courts State laws Statutes Supreme Court decisions Supreme courts Terrorism
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Habeas corpus was an effective remedy for individuals imprisoned as a result of a violation of their constitutional rights by a state court, and its destruction is perhaps the most tragic development of the modern legal era. Once known as the Great Writ of Liberty, habeas corpus has been so extensively diminished that it is no longer a protection against unlawful imprisonment but rather an empty procedure that enables and may actually encourage state courts to disregard constitutional rights.
ISSN:	0012-3846 1946-0910 1946-0910
DOI:	10.1353/dss.2018.0008