Habeas Corpus Past and Present

Tracy Richard

Habeas corpus past and present

9/24/2012

Pol201

Jamie Smith

Habeas Corpus past and present

As the United States formed a union and become free of the English. Many things have changed better medicine, schools, education and laws against torture of prisoners. The history of habeas Corpus goes back way into the ancient times of the English as has followed over to the United States. Habeas Corpus is not used to prove guilt of a prisoner but allows certain rights to a prisoner. The constitution of the United States clearly prohibits the use of cruel types of punishment.   The prisoner basic rules seem obvious, but they represent the foundation of prisoner rights, the idea that even if we break the rules of our society we are still given basic rights that cannot be taken from us, unless habeas corpus is used. Many presidents have used war-time executive order of power. Habeas corpus has been around for a long time however it has not been an issue until recent activity began with the war on terrorism. The policy of imprisoning terrorist captured in the war on terrorism is widely criticized for being illegal and immoral, However even though people are scared of terrorist, not using the basic act of Habeas corpus shows the United States as weak. Our strength as a nation is demonstrated when we treat even our worst enemies within the rule of law. The United States government needs find a balanced way to determine a terrorist, and lock up terrorist within the law.

Habeas Corpus is a right that was formed as Habeas Corpus Act of 1679. The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of King Charles II by what became known as the Habeas Corpus Parliament to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ of habeas corpus, a procedural device to force the courts to examine the lawfulness of a prisoner’s detention (Thai 2006). In the history of Habeas Corpus in the England, “The...