Description |
xci, 316 pages ; 24 cm |
Series |
Oxford scholarship online. net
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Contents |
Machine derived contents note: 1. Introduction : An Exegesis : Habeas Corpus -- 2. Myth and Reality : Habeas Corpus -- 3. Martial Law and Habeas Corpus -- 4. Emergencies and Habeas Corpus -- 5. Duration of Detention and Habeas Corpus -- 6. Geography, Jurisdiction and Habeas Corpus -- 7. Non-Custodial Restraint and Habeas Corpus -- 8. Bill of Rights, Constitutions and Habeas Corpus -- 9. Contempt of the Legislature and Habeas Corpus -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
This work provides treatment of a fundamental means of securing liberty. Habeus Corpus is an ancient legal method still in use by which the courts can require the government and anyone else to justify why any person does not have unconditional freedom |
Analysis |
Commonwealth countries |
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Habeas corpus |
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Military government |
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Bill of Rights |
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Cases (Law) |
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History |
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Federal issue |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [277]-302 |
Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Habeas corpus -- Commonwealth countries.
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Habeas corpus -- Australia.
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Habeas corpus.
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Author |
McCoy, Gerard.
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Oxford Scholarship Online.
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LC no. |
99088625 |
ISBN |
0198265840 alkaline paper |
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