Published In
Manitoba Law Journal
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Subjects
habeas corpus; prisoners' rights
Abstract
This short prelude to Professor James Oldham’s 2nd Annual DeLloyd J Guth Visiting Lecture in Legal History, “Habeas Corpus, Legal History and Guantanamo Bay,” discusses some of ways that the writ of habeas corpus plays an important role in promoting access to justice and protecting basic liberty interests in contemporary Canadian law. The focus will be on developments in the law since the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms was enacted, touching on two important features of a modern doctrine of habeas corpus, namely flexibility and gap-filling, both of which Professor Oldham also develops in his essay.
Citation Details
Debra Parkes, "The 'Great Writ' Reinvigorated? Habeas Corpus in Contemporary Canada" (2012) 36:1 Manitoba LJ 351.