In Britain, ‘The Habeas Corpus Act’ of 1679 was passed during the reign of which monarch?
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 Habeas Corpus Act 1679 The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is an Act of Parliament in England (31 Cha. 2 c. 2) during the reign of King Charles II. It was passed by what became known as the Habeas Corpus Parliament to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ of "habeas corpus", which required a court to examine the lawfulness of a prisoner's detention and thus prevent unlawful or arbitrary imprisonment. The Act is often wrongly described as the origin of the writ of "habeas corpus". But the writ of "habeas corpus" had existed in various forms in England for at
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 the Lords that the "ayes" had fifty-seven and the "nays" had fifty-five, a total of 112, but the same minutes also state that only 107 Lords had attended that sitting. The King arrived shortly thereafter and gave Royal Assent before proroguing Parliament. The Act is now stored in the Parliamentary Archives. The "Habeas Corpus Act 1679" and the later acts of 1803, 1804, 1816 and 1862 were reprinted in New Zealand as Imperial Acts in force in New Zealand in 1881. Habeas Corpus Act 1679 The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is an Act of Parliament in England (31 Cha. 2