Habeas Corpus Parliament
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The Habeas Corpus Parliament was the English Parliament of 1679, notable for passing the Habeas Corpus Act to protect individuals from unlawful detention during the political conflicts of Charles II’s reign.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Habeas Corpus Parliament canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Parliament of England ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinReign | second Parliament of Charles II after the Cavalier Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| endTime | 1679 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil liberties
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ legislation ⓘ |
| followedBy | Exclusion Bill Parliament ⓘ |
| governmentType | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Exclusion Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political conflicts of Charles II’s reign ⓘ |
| hasEffectOn |
English common law
ⓘ
later constitutional developments in Britain ⓘ legal traditions in other common law jurisdictions ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect |
protection from unlawful detention
ⓘ
regulation of imprisonment procedures ⓘ strengthening of individual liberty ⓘ |
| hasLegalSubject | habeas corpus ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeTerm | short-lived Parliament ⓘ |
| location | Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLegislation | Habeas Corpus Act 1679 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | first Parliament of 1679 ⓘ |
| partOf | Cavalier Parliament era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passedAct | Habeas Corpus Act 1679 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Long Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignOf | Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of English constitutional law
ⓘ
limitation of royal authority ⓘ protection of personal freedom ⓘ |
| startTime | 1679 ⓘ |
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