Name: Magna Carta
Brand: Penguin Books
SKU: 9780241953372
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Author: David Carpenter
ISBN: 9780241953372

Magna Carta

By David Carpenter

Penguin Books January 2015

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ISBN-13: 9780241953372
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication: January 2015
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land.

Magna Carta is probably the most famous declaration in western legal history. Wrested by rebellious barons from a very reluctant King John, it set out a series of rights and duties which have been appealed to, ignored, suppressed and argued about ever since.

2015 is the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta's creation - an event which will be marked with exhibitions, commemorations and debates in all the countries over whose constitutions and legal assumptions the shadow of Magna Carta hangs.