Papua New Guinea demonstrates the continuing influence of Magna Carta principles on constitutional rights and the rule of law ...

LONDON — Eight centuries ago, a peace treaty came into being that would become a pillar of English law and the basis of constitutional democracies in the United States and around the world hundreds of ...

A close-up of the Magna Carta, written in Medieval Latin. The Magna Carta charter, written in 1215, required that the king of England, King John, cede absolute power. Four copies of the document were ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30.But two researchers have concluded it ...

It was written over 1,000 years ago, and commissioned by an English King – so what makes the Magna Carta one of the most ...

The British Library is now showing original manuscripts of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, the first time they've come to the United Kingdom. But those documents are not ...

Law Library Special Collections Rare Book Room Exhibits Exploring Magna Carta This is the first printed edition of Bracton, which had circulated in manuscript for centuries. This edition was printed ...

Harvard Law School’s ‘cheap copy’ of Magna Carta was shown to be an original - Harvard Law School/Lorin Granger A copy of Magna Carta bought by Harvard University for just $27 in the 1940s is an ...

On Sept. 23, the President signed into law Republic Act (RA) No. 12021, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. This marks an important milestone in the long fight for the ...

During a recognition ceremony for disaster resilience champions, OCD Administrator and NDRRMC Executive Director Harold Cabreros highlights the importance of the proposed Magna Carta for Public ...