The principle of habeas corpus (Latin for “having the body” – ie you h
The principle of habeas corpus (Latin for “having the body” – ie you had to show that a murder or orther crime had been committed), is a fundamental guarantee of personal liberty that states that no one can be imprisoned without a specific charge and a proper trial . It is so important it was written into the American constitution And it was passed into law because of a prank. When England’s House of Lords met to vote on the principle in 1679, chances of passage were slim until one mischievous vote-tallier counted the “yea” of a very fat peer as ten votes. No one noticed the joke or called for a recount, and the Act of Habeas Corpus passed into law. -- source link
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