Due Process

What is Due Process?

The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution each contain a due process clause. Due process deals with the administration of justice and thus the due process clause acts as a safeguard from arbitrary denial of life, liberty, or property by the government outside the sanction of law.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Constitutional Law terms:

• Due Process Clause
• Article III of the U.S. Constitution
• Inherent Powers
• Fourteenth Amendment
• Proportionality in Punishment