2007-04-30 08:58:59 · 5 answers · asked by mike g 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Due process ensures that your rights under Article I are not arbitrarily, maliciously, or capriciously withheld from you. You are entitled to habeas corpus hearing and to a timely trial with all deliberate opportunity to prepare a full and competent defense.
Without due process, we'd have no justice - only a gulag or medieval-style dungeons.
2007-04-30 09:04:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
due process (more fully due process of law) is the principle that the government must normally respect all of a person's legal rights instead of just some or most of those legal rights when the government deprives a person of life, liberty, or property. Due process has also been frequently interpreted as placing limitations on laws and legal proceedings, in order for judges instead of legislators to guarantee fundamental fairness, justice, and liberty. The latter interpretation is analogous to the concepts of natural justice and procedural justice used in various other jurisdictions.
2007-04-30 16:02:21 · answer #2 · answered by justgetitright 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Briefly, to prevent tyranny. The law requires certain procedures to be followed both in order to protect the rights of the innocent and the guilty alike, and also to provide a stable, predictable legal system so that everyone has a reasonable idea of what to expect.
2007-04-30 16:06:14 · answer #3 · answered by jxt299 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To ensure that peoples rights do not get trampled in the rush towards justice.
2007-04-30 16:03:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it gives lawyers a place to hang out
2007-04-30 16:01:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋