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Magna Carta
INFLUENCE
American Constitution in 1787
Bill of Rights in 1689
Britain
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in 1789
France
Bill of Rights in the United States in 1791
European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in 1953
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948
KEY IDEAS
protection of personal liberties
no imprisonment without a fair trial (clause 39)
judgement by '12 good men and true' in a jury
'free man' and his right to freedom
signed by King John at Runnymede
he collected higher taxes to wage wars to defend his French possessions
abuse of power
forced widows to a re-marriage if they didn't pay taxes
barons, knights, clergy and townspeople organised a rebellion
seized lands
15 June 1215
about the medieval relationship between the monarch and the barons
The Foundation of freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot