Habeas Corpus Act
Habeas corpus (/ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ (listen); from Medieval Latin, lit. ’that you have the body’) is a recourse in law through which …
Habeas Corpus Act
The Habeas Corpus Act (most notably of 1679) codified the ancient writ into formal law, preventing the British Crown from detaining subjects indefinitely. It established strict procedures for judicial review of arrests, ensuring that no person could be held without a specific legal charge, thus cementing the foundation of modern civil liberty.