HABEAS CORPUS RIGHTS Under the concept of habeas corpus as developed in Anglo-American jurisprudence, persons who are deprived of their liberty have the right to challenge through judicial inquiry the legality of their arrest or detention. The right to challenge oneâs arrest or detention is now incorporated in international human rights standards.
perÂ·vaÂ·sive. adj. Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate: the pervasive odor of garlic. [From Latin. , past participle of. , to pervade; see pervade .]. perÂ·vaâ²siveÂ·ly adv. perÂ·vaâ²siveÂ·ness n.
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