Why read Habeas Corpus in Wartime?

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

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Habeas Corpus in Wartime unearths and presents a comprehensive account of the legal and political history of habeas corpus in wartime in the Anglo-American legal tradition. The book begins by tracing the origins of the habeas privilege in English law, giving special attention to the English Habeas Corpus Act of…

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1 author picked Habeas Corpus in Wartime as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Gerard N. Magliocca

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Professor Tyler is the nation’s leading expert on the suspension of habeas corpus, and this is the must-read book on that issue. Habeas Corpus in Wartime is longer and denser than my other picks, but that’s partly because suspending habeas corpus (in other words, saying that people may be jailed indefinitely without charges) is such a momentous decision that was taken only in a grave crisis such as the Civil War and World War Two. Where this book really shines is in its discussion of less famous examples of suspension, such as how the British responded to “traitors” during…

From Gerard's list on The best books on constitutional history.