Brunner, Lisa C.
(2009)
No Trial By Jury With Lincoln.
Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
During the American Civil War, President Lincoln and his Administration suspended the right to a jury trial by suspending the writ of Habeas Corpus and using military commissions to try civilians. This study first explores the suspension of the writ of Habeas Corpus. It then discusses 262 military commission cases, selected for comparative study. These cases took place between 1861 and 1866. The purpose of this study is to bring to light a little-known aspect of the Civil War, the use of military commissions to try civilians, for use as a tool in future studies, and show that the suspension of the right to a jury trial in the past connects to current issues involving suspended civil liberties.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
7 December 2009 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
18 November 2009 |
| Approval Date: |
7 December 2009 |
| Submission Date: |
3 December 2009 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History
David C. Frederick Honors College |
| Degree: |
BPhil - Bachelor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Undergraduate Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Abraham Lincoln; civil liberties; Civil War; habeas corpus; military commissions; trial by jury |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-12032009-150525/, etd-12032009-150525 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:07 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:53 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10002 |
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