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Halliday Paul D

Habeas corpus : From England to Empire - London Harvard University Press 2010 - 502p ix

Contents
Acknowledgements;
A Note on the Text;
Introduction: Hearing the Sighs of Prisoners;
I.MAKING HABEAS CORPUS;
1. The Jailer Jailed: 1605 and Beyond;
2. Writing Habeas Corpus;
3. Writ of the Prerogative;
II. USING HAVEAS CORPUS;
4. Making Judgments;
5. Making Jurisdiction;
6. Making Liberties Subjects;
III. HABEAS CORUPUS, BOUND AND UNBOUND;
7. Legislators as Judges;
8.Writ Imperial;
9. The Palladium of Liberty in Law’s Empire;
Appendix: A Survey of Habeas Corpus Use, 1500-1800;
Notes;
Manuscript Sources;
Table of Cases;
Table of Statues;
Index



ISBN: 9780674049017

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1.Habeas Corpus - Historical Aspects - Criminal law2.Habeas Corpus - Review - Scope

Dewey Class. No.: 345.056 HAL / HAL