Detention: Law of
Magna Carta, Due Process, and the Prohibition against Arbitrary Imprisonment or Killing
Robert Chesney Mon, Jun 15, 2015, 1:00 PM
Eight hundred years ago today, English barons obliged King John to sign Magna Carta. In honor of the anniversary, I thought I might share a brief passage on the subject from my book manuscript (I'm in the midst of a long-running book project, the aim of which is to situate various post-9/11 controversies in long-term historical context). From the current draft of my third chapter: