Clause 40
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Clause 40 is a famous provision of the Magna Carta that promises royal justice will not be sold, denied, or delayed to any person.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clause 40 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | clause of Magna Carta ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Magna Carta
ⓘ
surface form:
Clause XL of Magna Carta
We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either justice or right ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
any person
ⓘ
free men in medieval England ⓘ |
| containedIn |
Magna Carta
ⓘ
surface form:
1215 Magna Carta
|
| corePromise |
justice will not be delayed
ⓘ
justice will not be denied ⓘ justice will not be sold ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| date | 1215 ⓘ |
| documentType | feudal charter provision ⓘ |
| hasLatinNumbering | XL ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
foundational text for rule of law ideals
ⓘ
symbol of access to courts ⓘ symbol of judicial independence ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | one of the most cited clauses of Magna Carta ⓘ |
| influenced |
English common law
ⓘ
concept of due process in later legal systems ⓘ constitutional law traditions ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalConcept |
access to justice
ⓘ
due process of law ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ fair trial ⓘ prohibition of delay of justice ⓘ prohibition of denial of justice ⓘ prohibition of sale of justice ⓘ royal justice ⓘ rule of law ⓘ |
| legalEffect | constraint on royal discretion in administering justice ⓘ |
| originalTextLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Magna Carta ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Runnymede ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | King John of England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Magna Carta
ⓘ
surface form:
Clause 39 of Magna Carta
|
| subject |
administration of justice
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rights of free men ⓘ royal courts ⓘ |
| theme |
non-discriminatory access to royal courts
ⓘ
prohibition of corruption in justice ⓘ timely access to legal remedies ⓘ |
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