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extrajudicial detention
Extrajudicial detention is the description applied to the holding of captives, by a state, without ever laying formal charges against them.
Detention without charge, sometimes in secret, has been one of the hallmarks of totalitarian states.
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the writ of habeas corpus
In English speaking democracies, since the thirteenth Century signing of the Magna Carta, captives were able to call upon the writ of habeas corpus — literally "show the body", a legal procedure where the state was required to show that there was a meaningful, legal justification for their detention.
Detention without charge by democratic countries
In recent decades some democratic countries have introduced limited mechanisms where individuals can be detained without being charged or convicted of a crime. See, for example, the Canadian Minister's Security Certificate.
The United States use of extrajudicial detention during the "war on terror"
During its "war on terror" the United States has made eavy use of extrajudicial detention.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ George W. Bush, President of the United States. Detention, Treatment, and Trial of Certain Non-Citizens in the War Against Terrorism. Whitehouse. URL accessed on 2007-10-10.
- ↑ Donald Rumsfeld Secretary of Defense. Order Establishing Combatant Status Review Tribunal. Department of Defense. URL accessed on 2007-04-26.
- ↑ Combatant Status Review Tribunal. Department of Defense. URL accessed on 2007-04-26.
