https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma Riccardo Manno 3°C en-us 2020-11-25 22:39:52 UTC 2023-02-02 12:58:03 UTC hello@padlet.com riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961835872 2020-11-25 22:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961835872 riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961837087 Magna Carta, meaning ‘The Great Charter’, is one of the most famous documents in the world. Originally issued by King John of England as a practical solution to the political crisis he faced in 1215, Magna Carta established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law.]]> 2020-11-25 22:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961837087 riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961839636 A number of Magna Carta’s core principles are still fundamental to English law, but the majority of the charter’s clauses in 1215 dealt with specific medieval rights and customs. For example, the clauses 57–59, dealing with Welsh and Scottish hostages, and with attempts to appease Welshmen, living on the frontiers of England, in their demand to be tried according to Welsh rather than to English law.]]> 2020-11-25 22:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961839636 riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961843336 Magna Carta established a number of very important political principles that framed and informed our discussions about human rights in the centuries that followed, notably:]]> 2020-11-25 22:59:52 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961843336 riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961844426 Government by consent: First and foremost, Magna Carta was a tax revolt. Through Magna Carta the Barons secured a common counsel that would give voice to the taxed on taxation matters.]]> 2020-11-25 23:00:49 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961844426 riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961848724 The rule of law: While not formally mentioned until the 1297 edition which is on display in our Federal Parliament, Magna Carta commenced the evolution that all, including the King, were bound by the rule of law and its equal application.]]> 2020-11-25 23:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961848724 riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961851633 Justice: Magna Carta confirmed a justice system where people could not be arbitrarily detained without charge. The follow-through was the codification of Habeas Corpus so that the accused could have their case heard in a court.]]> 2020-11-25 23:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961851633 riccardomanno https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961855088 Today Magna Carta has become a world-class brand, representing human rights, democracy and free speech.]]> 2020-11-25 23:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/riccardomanno/pzem9czlq068bmma/wish/961855088