Saturday, June 21, 2008

Justice Antonin Scalia on Habeas Corpus


Habeas Corpus is one of a variety of writs that may be issued to bring a party before a court or judge, its function being the release of the party from unlawful restraint. It's a basic human right, the only governments which deny this right are illegitimate or dictatorial governments.
Justice Scalia was one of the dissenting judges who ruled against Habeas Corpus for Guantanamo Bay detainees.

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