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Habeas corpus in wartime : from the Tower of London to Guantánamo Bay /

This book is the most comprehensive account of the role of habeas corpus in wartime ever written. It draws on a wealth of untapped resources to shed light on the political and legal understanding of habeas corpus that has unfolded over the course of Anglo-American history. The book traces the roots...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tyler, Amanda L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Habeas corpus > United States > History.
Habeas corpus > England > History.
Habeas corpus > États-Unis > Histoire.
Habeas corpus > Angleterre > Histoire.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Habeas corpus
England
United States
United States of America.
History.
Guantanamo Bay.
Habeas corpus.
Detention.
Terrorism.
Constitutions.
Civil wars.
World War II.
Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of law.
Law.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Origins: the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus and suspension in English law
  • The making of the privilege
  • Suspension: legislating an emergency power
  • Rebellion and treason
  • Incorporating the privilege and suspension into American law
  • Forging a new allegiance
  • Enshrining a constitutional privilege
  • The Suspension Clause in the early Republic
  • Suspension
  • Civil War and the "Great Suspender"
  • Liberty in the shadow Constitution: suspension and the Confederacy
  • Reconstructing the Union and suspending in the name of civil rights
  • The forgotten Suspension Clause
  • World War II: suspension and martial law in Hawaii and mass detention of Japanese Americans on the mainland
  • Habeas corpus today: confronting the age of terrorism.