What does ‘Habeas corpus’ translate to in English?
Habeas corpus 5.4: Habeas corpus Habeas corpus (; Medieval Latin meaning literally "that you have the body") is a recourse in law through which a person can report an unlawful detention or imprisonment to a court and request that the court order the custodian of the person, usually a prison official, to bring the prisoner to court, to determine whether the detention is lawful. The writ of "habeas corpus" is known as "the great and efficacious writ in all manner of illegal confinement". It is a summons with the force of a court order; it is addressed to the custodian (a prison
Habeas corpus social activist. In the Republic of Ireland, the writ of "habeas corpus" is available at common law and under the Habeas Corpus Acts of 1782 and 1816. A remedy equivalent to "habeas corpus" is also guaranteed by Article 40 of the 1937 constitution. The article guarantees that "no citizen shall be deprived of his personal liberty save in accordance with law" and outlines a specific procedure for the High Court to enquire into the lawfulness of any person's detention. It does not mention the Latin term, "habeas corpus", but includes the English phrase "produce the body". Article 40.4.2° provides that