Lawfare Archive: Amanda Tyler on “Habeas Corpus in Wartime”
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The English Habeas Corpus Act
John Selden argued that due process required criminal indictment and presentment an trial the court of king's bench instead. The english habeas corpus act was part of a movement on the part of parliament to take power away from the executive and claim it for parliament itself. It is one of the great moments in the development of liberty as we know it, but many people don't think about it.
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