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=HABEAS CORPUS=

//A law that requires a person to go to court whenever// //they do not get their rights of liberty for protection against illegal imprisonment//
 * Definition:**

In Latin Habeas Corpus means "You should have the body." This allows people to seek relief from unlawful imprisonment. Habeas Corpus is law for prison officials to protect prisoners rights.( e.g. No form of torture allowed). It orders that the prisoner should be brought before the court to determine whether or not the person should remain in prison or released. Habeas Corpus protects individual freedom against state action.

One of the BIGGEST problems today is the abuse of Habeas Corpus, for example Guantanamo Bay where prisoners of which could possibly be innocent are being tortured for information. There is nothing wrong with questioning but torture is extremely inappropriate, also it is abusing **Habeas Corpus**.



This is an example of how prisoners are 'welcomed' at the camp.

Unknown Author, "Death of Habeas Corpus Signed into Law." __Digg It__. 18 Apr 2008 <[|http://digg.com/politics/death_of_habeas_corpus_signed_into_law>.