Title: The most fundamental legal right : habeas corpus in the Commonwealth /
Authors: Clark, David J., 1950-; McCoy, Gerard
Publisher: Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Habeas corpus Australia.; Habeas corpus Commonwealth countries.
Abstract: This work provides treatment of a fundamental means of securing liberty. Habeus Corpus is an ancient legal method still in use by which the courts can require the government and anyone else to justify why any person does not have unconditional freedom.
Contents: 1. Habeas Corpus -- 2. Myth and Reality -- 3. Martial Law -- 4. Emergencies -- 5. Duration of Detention and Habeas Corpus -- 6. Geography and Jurisdiction -- 7. Non-Custodial Restraint -- 8. Bills of Rights, Constitutions, and Habeas Corpus -- 9. Contempt of the Legislature.