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An English statute 31 Car. 2 (1679) that protects English subjects from unlawful imprisonments. One of the four great charters (Magna Carta, The Petition of Right, and The Bill of Rights). The net result was it corrected imperfections in the common law writ and made a prisoner’s remedy speedy.

 - The United States derives its habeas corpus statute from this Act but construes the right as a constitutional guarantee of personal liberty. In 1867, Congress enacted a statute providing that federal courts 'shall have power to grant writs of habeas corpus in all cases where any person may be restrained of his ...