Habeas corpus in wartime : from the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay / Amanda L. Tyler.
2017
KF9011 .T958 2017 (Mapit)
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Habeas corpus in wartime : from the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay / Amanda L. Tyler.
Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Description
xiii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Summary
"[This book] unearths and presents a comprehensive account of the legal and political history of habeas corpus in wartime in the Anglo-American legal tradition. The book begins by tracing the origins of the habeas privilege in English law, giving special attention to the English Habeas Corpus Act of 1679, which limited the scope of executive detention and used the machinery of the English courts to enforce its terms. It also explores the circumstances that led Parliament to invent the concept of suspension as a tool for setting aside the protections of the Habeas Corpus Act in wartime. Turning to the United States, the book highlights how the English suspension framework greatly influenced the development of early American habeas law before and after the American Revolution and during the Founding period, when the United States Constitution enshrined a habeas privilege in its Suspension Clause. The book then chronicles the story of the habeas privilege and suspension over the course of American history, giving special attention to the Civil War period. The final chapters explore how the challenges posed by modern warfare during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have placed great strain on the previously well-settled understanding of the role of the habeas privilege and suspension in American constitutional law, particularly during World War II when the United States government detained tens of thousands of Japanese American citizens and later during the War on Terror. Throughout, the book draws upon a wealth of original and heretofore untapped historical resources to shed light on the purpose and role of the Suspension Clause in the United States Constitution, revealing all along that many of the questions that arise today regarding the scope of executive power to arrest and detain in wartime are not new ones."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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STA
Call Number
KF9011 .T958 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780199856664 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0199856664 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0199856664 (hardcover alkaline paper)
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