What does habeas corpus mean?

Question

And I hear it has been abolished by Bush? Is this true?

Answer 1

In Latin, it means: You should have the body.
It 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.
And no it hasn't. The people being referred to in the "abolished" accusation are terrorists being held at Gitmo.
As terrorists, they do not have the same rights as American citizens, and can be held without the same evidence necessary to hold a citizen.

Answer 2

Habeas Corpus is the right to a fair (and timely) trial before conviction. Bush has gained the power to suspend this for war criminals through the Military Commissions Act.

Answer 3

It was abolished by Bush shortly before the mid-term elections and was a huge story. It is a writ alleging that an individual has been unlawfully detained and ordering the official having custody of the individual to bring the person before a court for the purpose of determining whether the imprisonment was legal.

It is your right to request that the government show why you are being held in jail. With it gone, you can be held indefinitely.

Bush said he was using it against "terrorists" but when he abolished it, he left US citizens unprotected as well.

Wonder why....

Answer 4

A legal petition to challenge the governments power to detain or imprison. It has not been abolished. It was suspended by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

You should suspect the veracity of anyone who says that Habeus Corpus has been suspended in the U.S.

Answer 5

Technically, it means "give us the body."

What it stands for is that if the government puts you in jail they either have to free the you, or explain what the reason for the jailing is.

And yes, Bush has abolished it in certain cases.

Habeas Corpus is the oldest concept in western civilization's law.

Answer 6

Yes, Bush has taken upon himself the power to know who is to be denied habeas corpus protection under the MCA. If accused you will never be able to challenge your arrest or prove your innocence. I don't think this will survive a Supreme court case when it is heard. We now have no legal protection from false arrest in this country. - and its latin for give us or you have the body.

Answer 7

It means produce the physique actually so it means you have the main suitable to be added forth and heard the costs against you. in assessment to in the olden days whilst they could throw you in reformatory and you on no account have been given a raffle to tell anybody you have been there by making use of mistake human beings communicate approximately habeus corpus with Gitmo by using fact Bush on no account gave them habeus corpus rights, so in the event that they have been there by making use of mistake, they on no account have been given the possibility to tell anybody or plead their case

Answer 8

haeus corpus is Latin for 'you should have the body'. Some have accused President Bush of illegally detaining the prisoners of war.

Answer 9

IN a few words, "IT" means "you have the body"! But, it also means, you, who have the body must produce this person in a court as ordered by a judge in a "WRIT" so the Question of why the person being held may be discussed, for possible modification of bond or of dismissal of charges against the "accused".

Answer 10

It means when you are arrested, you have the right to know your charge, to be innocent until proven guilty and to have fair trial. And I don't think Bush has abolished it