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Habeas corpus (europe.pub)

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Habeas corpus (/ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔːrpəs/ ⓘ; from Medieval Latin, lit. 'you should have the body')[1] is a legal procedure by which a report can be made to a court alleging the unlawful detention or imprisonment of an individual, and requesting that the court order the individual's custodian (usually a prison official) to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether their detention is lawful.

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[–] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's an ideal to be worked towards.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

No, it's a flawed ideal that needs to be reconstructed

Justice never has been blind and pretending it is only allows systemic abuse