Habeas Corpus

GPTKB entity

Statements (14)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Writs
gptkbp:applies_to criminal law
gptkbp:developed_by Latin meaning 'you shall have the body'
gptkbp:ensures protection against unlawful detention
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Habeas Corpus
gptkbp:is_a to challenge the legality of detention
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:the_U._S._Constitution
gptkbp:is_fundamental_to due process
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:the_Magna_Carta
gptkbp:origin English common law
gptkbp:requires a court to examine the lawfulness of detention
gptkbp:suspension times of national emergency