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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 le...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Hart Publishing,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 222 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849465564 1849465568 9781474201018 1474201016 9781782255918 1782255915 1782255907 9781782255901 1474201466 9781474201469 1849465142 9781849465144 1509913874 9781509913879 1782254552 9781782254553 |