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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Arlidge, Anthony
Otros Autores: Judge, Igor, 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Hart Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Magna Carta.
1154-1399
Constitutional history > Great Britain.
Legal history.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Constitutional history.
Politics and government.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1154-1399.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1154-1399.
Great Britain.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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