Habeas Corpus Act 1679

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The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is a landmark English statute that strengthened legal protections against unlawful imprisonment by ensuring prompt judicial review of detentions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of England ⓘ
habeas corpus statute ⓘ
aimedAtProtecting liberty of the subject ⓘ
appliesTo persons detained on civil process ⓘ
persons detained on criminal charges ⓘ
assentedToBy Charles II of England ⓘ
associatedWith struggles between Crown and Parliament over arbitrary imprisonment ⓘ
category English constitutional legislation ⓘ
human rights legislation ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateEnacted 27 May 1679 ⓘ
ensures access to the writ of habeas corpus ⓘ
judicial oversight of executive detention ⓘ
historicalSignificance key statute in the evolution of the rule of law ⓘ
landmark in the development of civil liberties in England ⓘ
influenced constitutional protections of personal liberty in common law jurisdictions ⓘ
habeas corpus provisions in the United States ⓘ
later habeas corpus legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalSubject habeas corpus ⓘ
personal liberty ⓘ
unlawful detention ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
longTitle An Act for the better securing the Liberty of the Subject, and for Prevention of Imprisonments beyond the Seas ⓘ
monarchAtEnactment Charles II of England ⓘ
partOf English constitutional law tradition ⓘ
passedBy Parliament of England ⓘ
prohibits moving prisoners between prisons to evade habeas corpus ⓘ
sending prisoners to places outside the realm to avoid judicial review ⓘ
providesFor damages for persons unlawfully detained ⓘ
penalties for judges and officers who disobey writs of habeas corpus ⓘ
purpose to ensure prompt judicial review of detentions ⓘ
to prevent imprisonment beyond the seas ⓘ
to strengthen protections against unlawful imprisonment ⓘ
regnalYearCitation 31 Cha. 2 c. 2 ⓘ
relatedTo Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
Petition of Right ⓘ
requires speedy production of prisoners before a court ⓘ
that jailers certify the cause of detention ⓘ
that prisoners be brought before the court within a limited time ⓘ
shortName Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
timePeriod Restoration era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
typeOfRemedy procedural safeguard against arbitrary detention ⓘ
yearEnacted 1679 ⓘ

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Magna Carta → influenced → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → shortName → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → longTitle → An Act for the better securing the Liberty of the Subject, and for Prevention of Imprisonments beyond the Seas ⓘ
linked to: Habeas Corpus Act 1679
Restoration (England) → legalAct → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
subject linked to: Restoration
Constitution of Peru → guaranteesRight → habeas corpus ⓘ
linked to: Habeas Corpus Act 1679
Exclusion Crisis → significantEvent → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
Cavalier Parliament → precedes → Habeas Corpus Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Habeas Corpus Act 1679
Exclusion Bill → relatedTo → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
Suspension Clause → influencedBy → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Parliament → passedAct → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Parliament → notableLegislation → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ⓘ