2006-12-12 10:13:09 · 8 answers · asked by coruptedsoul3552 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Habeas Corpus is when the court orders to see the actual living body in court just to see if s/he is alive.
2006-12-12 10:36:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Marcus Pleasure P Cooper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In common law countries, habeas corpus (/'heɪbiəs 'kɔɹpəs/), Latin for "you [should] have the body", is the name of a legal action or writ by means of which detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment. But habeas corpus has a much broader meaning in common law today. A writ of habeas corpus is a court order addressed to a prison official (or other custodian) ordering that a prisoner be brought before the court for determination of whether that person is serving a lawful sentence and/or whether he or she should be released from custody. The writ of habeas corpus in common law countries is an important instrument for the safeguarding of individual freedom against arbitrary state action.
Habeas corpus can also mean that the imprisoning authority of an alleged murderer 'should have the body' to prove that there has indeed been a murder at all, but this usage is rare.
2006-12-12 10:15:43 · answer #2 · answered by kosmoistheman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You want simple , Habeas Corpus : ( THE BODY ) , maybe your looking for Habeas Corpus Subjiciendum : This is Legal document that protects you from being falsely imprisoned .
2006-12-12 10:35:29 · answer #3 · answered by I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means Body of Evidence. When someone is arrested the state is required to file a Writ of Habeas Corpus within a set period of time specified by law. This means that the state must make a formal accusation of a crime before a judge and present the evidence which supports this charge so that a plea may be entered and bail can be set.
2006-12-12 10:24:00 · answer #4 · answered by jeffrcal 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A writ issued in order to bring somebody who has been detained into court, usually for a decision on whether the detention is lawful.
2006-12-12 10:15:56 · answer #5 · answered by Joe C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally considered to be common laww right of prisoners to have their detention reviewed by a court - it implies that the court is a legal judicial body as opposed to illegal 'kangaroo' court
2006-12-12 10:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by Hayley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term means "produce the body", which isn't much of an explanation. What it is about is that one has the right to seek judicial review of imprisonment.
2006-12-12 10:16:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_corpus
detainees can seek relief from unlawful imprisonment
2006-12-12 10:15:22 · answer #8 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋