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| + | The '''Magna Carta''' was a [[Human]] [[law|legal document]] dealing with rights. [[Samuel T. Cogley]] compared it with such great documents as the [[Bible]], the [[Code of Hammurabi]] and of [[Justinian Code|Justinian]], the [[Magna Carta]],the [[United States Constitution|Constitution of the United States]], the [[Fundamental Declarations of the Martian colonies]], and the [[Statutes of Alpha III]]. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}) |
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| − | The '''Magna Carta''' ([[Latin language|Latin]] for "Great Charter") was an [[English]] charter written in [[13th century|1215]], which limited the power of English Monarchs, specifically King John, from absolute rule. Magna Carta was the result of disagreements between the Pope and King John and his barons over the rights of the king: Magna Carta required the king to renounce certain rights and respect certain legal procedures, and to accept that the will of the king could be bound by law. Magna Carta is widely considered to be the first step in a long historical process leading to the rule of constitutional law. ({{TOS|Court Martial}}) |
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| + | * {{wikipedia}} |
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| + | * [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Portal:Magna_Carta Magna Carta texts on Wikisource] |
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Revision as of 20:14, 21 May 2014
The Magna Carta was a Human legal document dealing with rights. Samuel T. Cogley compared it with such great documents as the Bible, the Code of Hammurabi and of Justinian, the Magna Carta,the Constitution of the United States, the Fundamental Declarations of the Martian colonies, and the Statutes of Alpha III. (TOS: "Court Martial")
"Magna Carta" is Latin for "Great Charter"