Habeas Corpus
law:concept:habeas_corpus"You shall have the body"; writ commanding jailer to produce prisoner before court; protects against unlawful detention; English origin traced to Magna Carta; formalised in 1679 Act.
"You shall have the body"; writ commanding jailer to produce prisoner before court; protects against unlawful detention; English origin traced to Magna Carta; formalised in 1679 Act.