Magna Carta uncovered
"2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the grant at Runnymede of Magna Carta. The story of how Magna Carta came into being, and has been interpreted since, and its impact on individual rights and constitutional developments has more twists and turns than any soap opera. The authors bring their legal experience and interpretative skills to uncover the original meaning of the liberties enshrined in Magna Carta, and to trace their development in later centuries up to the drafting of the Constitution…
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- Full title :Magna Carta uncovered / Anthony Arlidge and Igor Judge.
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"2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the grant at Runnymede of Magna Carta. The story of how Magna Carta came into being, and has been interpreted since, and its impact on individual rights and constitutional developments has more twists and turns than any soap opera. The authors bring their legal experience and interpretative skills to uncover the original meaning of the liberties enshrined in Magna Carta, and to trace their development in later centuries up to the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America. By providing that the powers of the King were not unlimited, the Charter was groundbreaking, yet it was also a conservative document, following the form of Anglo-Saxon charters and seeking to return government to the ways of the Norman kings. This book tells the enthralling, ultimately inspirational, story of Magna Carta in a concise and readable fashion and will captivate laymen and lawyers alike."--Bloomsbury Publishing
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Hart Publishing
- Place of Publication:Oxford
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 222 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781849465564, 1849465568, 9781474201018, 1474201016, 9781782255918, 1782255915, 1782255907, 9781782255901, 1474201466, 9781474201469, 1849465142, 9781849465144, 1509913874, 9781509913879, 1782254552, 9781782254553
- DOI:10.5040/9781474201018
- oclc:ocn902656504
- LC Classification:JN238
- Dewey Decimal:342.42029
Table of Contents
Magna carta uncovered -- About this book -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- The Authors -- Timeline -- Introduction -- 1. Who Made Magna Carta? -- 2. William Marshal -- 3. What Was Magna Carta? -- 4. Religion -- 5. Rebellion -- 6. Freemen -- 7. Law and Order -- 8. Trial by Peers -- Clauses 39 and 40 -- 9. Taxes -- 10. The King Under the Law -- 11. London and Other Cities -- 12. Commerce -- 13. Robin Hood and the Royal Forests -- 14. Wales and Scotland -- 15. The Charter Restored -- 16. Towards Democracy -- 17. Due Process -- 18. The Charter Survives -- 19. The Rule of Law -- 20. 'Reason of State' -- 21. Ship Money -- 22. Independence of the Jury and the Right to Silence -- 23. Towards an Independent Judiciary -- 24. The Bill of Rights -- 25. Rebellion in America -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Sources -- Appendix B: The Rebel Barons -- Appendix C: Translation of Magna Carta 1215 -- Appendix D: The Petition of Right 1628 -- Appendix E: Bill of Rights 1689 -- Appendix F: Bill of Rights 1789 (United States) -- Bibliography -- Index.
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