Habeas corpus in wartime : from the Tower of London to Guantánamo Bay / Amanda L. Tyler.
2017
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Habeas corpus in wartime : from the Tower of London to Guantánamo Bay / Amanda L. Tyler.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, 2017.
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1 online resource
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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 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 of the habeas privilege enshrined in the United States Constitution to England and then carries the story forward to document the profound influence of English law on early American law. It then takes the story forward to document the understanding of the privilege and the role of suspension over th.
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Includes index.
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Print version: Tyler, Amanda L. Habeas corpus in wartime. New York : Oxford University Press, 2017
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English
ISBN
9780199366675 (electronic book)
0199366675 (electronic book)
9780199856664
0199856664
0199366675 (electronic book)
9780199856664
0199856664
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