EPISODE · Mar 29, 2010 · 23 MIN
The Great Writ
from The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2010 · host BBC World Service
The writ of Habeas Corpus prevents an individual from unlawful detention. Historically it safeguards individuals from arbitrary state imprisonment. Frances Fyfield explores this tremendously important principle we often take for granted.
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The writ of Habeas Corpus prevents an individual from unlawful detention. Historically it safeguards individuals from arbitrary state imprisonment. Frances Fyfield explores this tremendously important principle we often take for granted.
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