Search results for: “habeas corpus”
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Habeas Corpus History
Introduction to Habeas Corpus HistoryThe earliest use of the writ as a constitutional remedy against the tyranny of the Crown took place in the latter part of the 16th century, when it was applied in behalf of persons committed to prison by the Privy Council. Many ways of avoiding the effec…
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Habeas Corpus Modern Use
Introduction to Habeas Corpus Modern UseProtection against arbitrary imprisonment by the right of habeas corpus is not found in continental Europe. In the democratic countries of Western Europe, however, the codes of criminal procedure require that an arrested person be informed with reason…
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Finality in Criminal Law and Federal Habeas Corpus for State Prisoners
Finality in Criminal Law and Federal Habeas Corpus for State Prisoners Paul M. Bator In examining the circumstances under which the habeas corpus jurisdiction of the federal courts should be used to redetermine the merits of federal questions decided in state criminal proceedings, Professor Bator argues that institutional considerations support taking jurisdiction when the…
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Great Writ of Liberty
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Great Writ of Liberty
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Ad Testificandum
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Ad Testificandum
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Latif V Obama
Latif v Obama in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 14, 2011, the D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 decision reversed a lower court's grant of the writ of habeas corpus to a Yemeni national and […]
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Latif V Obama
Latif v Obama in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): On October 14, 2011, the D.C. Circuit in a 2-1 decision reversed a lower court's grant of the writ of habeas corpus to a Yemeni national and […]
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Criminal Law and Procedure
Criminal Law and Procedure: Summary In this entry, Criminal Law and Procedure covers: The Right to Counsel and to Confront Hostile Witnesses The Right to a Speedy and Public Trial The Right to Trial by Jury Defenses Bail Habeas Corpus Crime and Punishment
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Abuse-of-the-writ Doctrine
Description of Abuse-of-the-writ Doctrine In this reference work, abuse-of-the-writ doctrine is a sort of the Criminal procedure category. Resources See Also Successivewrit Doctrine Habeas Corpus Criminal procedure
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Abuse-of-the-writ Doctrine
Description of Abuse-of-the-writ Doctrine In this reference work, abuse-of-the-writ doctrine is a sort of the Criminal procedure category. Resources See Also Successivewrit Doctrine Habeas Corpus Criminal procedure
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Convent
Convent, Consent From the book The Clergyman's Hand-book of Law, about Convent, Consent (1): A daughter under age who entered a convent to become a nun without the consent of her mother, may, on a writ of habeas corpus on the petition of her mother, be required to leave the convent and […]
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Writ
Introduction to WritWrit, in law, documentary court orders issued to authorize actions in specific legal situations. Writs variously prescribe or forbid certain acts, enforce rights, or redress wrongs. A writ of habeas corpus, for example, safeguards individuals from being unlawfully taken …
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Post-Cold War
Hierarchical Display of Post-Cold War International Relations > International security > International conflict Concept of Post-Cold War See the dictionary definition of Post-Cold War. Characteristics of Post-Cold War [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] Resources Translation of Post-Cold War Spanish: […]