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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Tyler, Amanda L.
Titre(s) : Habeas corpus in wartime [Texte imprimé] : from the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay / Amanda L. Tyler
Publication : 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-450 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"[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
Sujet(s) : Habeas corpus -- États-Unis -- Histoire
Habeas corpus -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire
Droit humanitaire -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199856664. - ISBN 0199856664
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45450763q
Notice n° :
FRBNF45450763
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