Directory of Habeas Corpus Resources

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Habeas Corpus" is a Latin phrase which means "you have the body." It is the right by which a person can go to court and challenge the validity of his/her imprisonment.

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• Harvard Magazine: The War and the Writ

  http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/01/the-war-the-writ
  In the fight against terrorists, habeas corpus has played a key role in efforts to balance civil liberties against national security.

• New Georgia Encyclopedia: Writ of Habeas Corpus

  http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/writ-habeas-corpus
  History and cases regarding Habeas Corpus in Georgia, the first in history to make access to the writ a constitutional right.

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