Habeas Corpus in Wartime: From the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay

Legal History

Habeas Corpus in Wartime: From the Tower of London to Guantanamo Bay

By Amanda L. Tyler
Oxford University Press December 2017

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ISBN-13
9780199856664
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication
December 2017
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.S. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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This book is the most comprehensive account of the role of habeas corpus in wartime ever written. It draws on a wealth of untapped resources to shed light on the political and legal understanding of habeas corpus that has unfolded over the course of Anglo-American history.

The book traces the roots of the habeas privilege enshrined in the United States Constitution to England and then carries the story forward to document the profound influence of English law on early American law. It then takes the story forward to document the understanding of the privilege and the role of suspension over the course of American history, giving special attention to important historical episodes when the Constitution has come under great stress, such as the Civil War, Reconstruction, World War II, and the War on Terror.

The original historical materials presented have a great deal to contribute to modern debates over the scope of executive power to arrest, and to the role of courts in wartime.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Origins: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus and Suspension in English Law
Chapter 1: The Making of the Privilege
Chapter 2: Suspension: Legislating an Emergency Power
Chapter 3: Rebellion and Treason
Part II: Incorporating the Privilege and Suspension into American Law
Chapter 4: Forging a New Allegiance
Chapter 5: Enshrining a Constitutional Privilege
Chapter 6: The Suspension Clause in the Early Republic
Part III: Suspension
Chapter 7: Civil War and the "Great Suspender"
Chapter 8: Liberty in the Shadow Constitution: Suspension and the Confederacy
Chapter 9: Reconstructing the Union and Suspending in the Name of Civil Rights
Part IV: The Forgotten Suspension Clause
Chapter 10: World War II: Suspension and Martial Law in Hawaii and Mass Detention of Japanese Americans on the Mainland
Chapter 11: Habeas Corpus Today: Confronting the Age of Terrorism
Conclusion
Notes
Index
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