The law of Habeas corpus / Judith Farbey and R.J. Sharpe, with Simon Atrill.

By:

Farbey, Judith

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: l, 255 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780199248247 (cloth : alk. paper)
0199248249 (cloth : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Habeas corpus -- Great Britain

DDC classification:

345.42056 21

LOC classification:

KD7612 .S45 2011

Contents:

Historical aspects of Habeas corpus -- Scope of review -- Consideration of questions of fact -- Habeas corpus, fundamental rights, and the executive -- Habeas corpus in immigration law -- Habeas corpus in criminal law -- Review of detention in cases of mental disorder -- Problems of restraint and time -- Territorial ambit of Habeas corpus -- Appeals, successive applications and rearrest -- Aspects of practice.

Summary: Habeas corpus is everyone's 'get out of jail free' card. It is the legal remedy ensuring a person's release from prison or any other form of custody when the detention cannot be justified in law. This volume provides in-depth and critical analysis of the law behind this vital protection of liberty.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	KNCHR Library General Stacks	Non-Fiction	KD7612 .S45 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		MKT01842

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Habeas corpus is everyone's 'get out of jail free' card. It is the legal remedy ensuring a person's release from prison or any other form of custody when the detention cannot be justified in law. This volume provides in-depth and critical analysis of the law behind this vital protection of liberty.

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