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The Magna Carta
What is Magna Charta?
Negotiation to create peace between King John and his rebellious barons
Inspiration for many important people
Ghandi
Used Magna Carta and fought for greater freedom for the Indian settlers in South Africa
Nelson Mandela described it as "the Magna Carta of our liberty in this land"
He admired Magna Carta and Western democracy, which he contrasted with the oppressive South African Regime
Document that gave for the first time some liberties for "free men"
Justice and fair trial
Fair arrest and judge
no sell, deny or delay justices
But only for free men and not for unfree peasants, that were ruled by their landowners
TODAY is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
What are human rights?
Rights that every person owns
association
religion
information
speech
press
thoughts
education
assembly
movement
The declaration unequivocally proclaims the inherent rights of all human beings
Article 1- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights
Article 16 - Men and women, have the right to marry and to found a family
Article 24 - Everyone has the right to rest and leisure
Article 26 - Everyone has the right to education
Important for our rights and freedom
why?
In 1215 everyone had to obey the law
First law that all English lawyers studied
In 1600, these kwolege were used against King Charles, who had unfair liberties
Sir Edward Coke wrote the Petition of Right to limit his powers
Around 1600 the concepts of Magna Carta were taken overseas to America by British settlers
Americans fought for independence from Britain
Magna Carta became a symbol of American Liberty
Declaration of Independence
Bill of rights
In 18th century, Magna Carta was used against the censorship of the press
Example of John Wilkes that used the Magna Carta to fight his freedom
In the 1800s, inspired by Magna Carta, it was created the "People's Charta"
For men to have the rights to vote
In 1900s the Suffragettes used Magna Carta to argue that alla women should have the right to vote
When was it established
Year 1215
King John on the throne
It is thought that he was the worst king ever
Many bad actions
Imposed heavy taxes on his barons
Barons rebelled and captured London
King had to negotiate for peace
In June 1215 at Runnymede
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imprisoned his former wife
starved his opponent to death
murdered his own nephew
went against the Irish Chiefs
What does Magna Carta say?
Magna Carta relates to the regulation of feudal customs and the operation of the justice system.
Made of 63 clauses
There are clauses on the granting of taxes, towns and trade, the extent and regulation of the royal forest, debt, the Church and the restoration of peace
Only four of them are still valid
Clause 13
Clause 40
Clause 39
Clause 1
also other documents are written for human rights
Petition of rights (1628)
The US Constitution (1787)
The French Declaration of rights of man and of the Citizen (1789)
People of France brought about the abolishment of the absolute monarchy and set the stage for the establishment of the first French Republic
The Declaration proclaims that all citizens are to be guaranteed the rights of “liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression”
The US Bill of Rights (1791)
Based on 4 principles about
taxes
imprisonment
soldiers
Martial Law
539 B.C. - Cyrus the Great freed the slaves of Babylon
These decrees were recorded on a baked-clay cylinder in Akkadian language
Magna Carta Document
King John
First Barons rebellion
Pope Innocent III
Sir Edward Coke
Censorship
Declaration of human rights
