Neminem captivabimus

Neminem captivabimus is a legal term from the Polish- Lithuanian history and stands as shorthand for " nisi iure victum neminem captivabimus " ( Latin for "We will arrest anyone without a court order ").

In Poland - Lithuania, he was one of the fundamental rights of the nobility and said that no member of the szlachta could be arrested or punished without due process of law and opinion. Its purpose was also to dismiss someone who has been unjustly imprisoned. Neminem captivabimus has not compel so little to do with whether the prisoner is guilty or innocent, but only whether a legitimate process can be witnessed.

Was issued the privilege of King Wladyslaw Jagiello in the laws of Jedlnia ( 1430) and Krakow ( 1433 ) and remained valid until the partitions of Poland ( 1772-1795 ). In the same laws was also determined that the Crown could confiscate any property of a member of the szlachta without judicial judgment. The Repnine Sejm 1767-1768 confirmed Neminem captivabimus a sacrosanct cardinal law of the szlachta. The Four-year Sejm 1791-1795 decided that this privilege should be extended to the bourgeoisie and the inhabitants of cities.