This is a multi-state form covering the subject matter of the title.
This is a multi-state form covering the subject matter of the title.
- Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the writ of habeas corpus shall extend to all cases of illegal confinement or detention by which any person is deprived of his liberty, or by which the rightful custody of any person is withheld from the person entitled thereto.
Habeas corpus deals with illegal detention, amparo protects against threats to life, liberty and security by public officials, and habeas data protects privacy in personal information collected by public or private entities.
– The petition for a writ of amparo is a remedy available to any person whose right to life, liberty and security is violated or threatened with violation by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or of a private individual or entity.
Habeas data is an individual complaint filed before a constitutional court and related to the privacy of personal data. The first such complaint is the habeas corpus (which is roughly translated as "we command you have the body").
The difference between these two writs is that habeas corpus is designed to enforce the right to freedom of the person, whereas amparo is designed to protect those other fundamental human rights enshrined in the Constitution but not covered by the writ of habeas corpus.”
The literal meaning of habeas corpus is "you should have the body". Commonly referred to as "the Great Writ," habeas corpus is most often associated with an action asserting ineffective assistance of counsel by petitioners challenging the legality of their conviction, but there are several other uses.