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Habeas for the Twenty-First Century: Uses, Abuses, and the Future of the Great Writ
Habeas for the TwentyFirst Century Uses Abuses and the Future of the Great Writ
Author: Nancy J. King, Joseph L. Hoffmann
For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus has served as an important safeguard against miscarriages of justice, and today it remains at the center of some of the most contentious issues of our time?among them terrorism, immigration, crime, and the death penalty. Yet, in recent decades, habeas has been seriously abused. In this book, Nancy J. King...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226436975
ISBN-10: 0226436977
Publication Date: 4/30/2011
Pages: 240
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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