Magna Carta

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Magna Carta is a landmark 1215 English charter that limited royal power and established foundational principles of rule of law and individual rights that shaped later constitutional traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf charter
constitutional document
historical document
legal document
treaty
aimedAt limiting royal power
protecting baronial rights
resolving a political crisis
alsoKnownAs Magna Carta
surface form: Great Charter

Magna Carta
surface form: Magna Carta Libertatum
commemoratedOn June 15
confirmedBy Edward I of England
Henry III of England
containsClause Clause 39
Clause 40
country Kingdom of England
dateSigned 1215-06-15
draftedInLanguage Latin
famousQuotation To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay, right or justice.
fieldOfWork constitutional law
human rights
public law
grantedBy King John of England
hasKeyPrinciple accountability of the monarch
due process of law
limits on taxation without consent
protection from unlawful imprisonment
rule of law
hasLegalConcept freedom of the Church of England
lawful judgment of equals
limitations on feudal payments
security of property
standardization of weights and measures
trial by peers
hasLegalStatus parts remain in force in English law
hasOriginalTitle Magna Carta self-linksurface differs
surface form: Magna Carta Libertatum
hasSurvivingOriginals four 1215 copies
influenced English Bill of Rights
English common law
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
Parliamentary tradition in England
Petition of Right 1628
surface form: Petition of Right

Bill of Rights
surface form: United States Bill of Rights

United States Constitution
concept of fundamental rights
constitutionalism in the English-speaking world
locatedIn England
Runnymede
Surrey
negotiatedWith English barons
placeSigned Runnymede
preservedAt British Library
Lincoln Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
signedBy King John of England
subjectOf Magna Carta Day commemorations
wasReissued 1216
1217
1225
year 1215

Referenced by (39)

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Clause 40 alsoKnownAs Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Clause XL of Magna Carta
Magna Carta alsoKnownAs Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Great Charter
Magna Carta alsoKnownAs Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Magna Carta Libertatum
Robert Fitzwalter associatedWith Magna Carta
Runnymede associatedWith Magna Carta
Stephen Langton associatedWith Magna Carta
Magna Carta Memorial category Magna Carta
Magna Carta Memorial commemorates Magna Carta
Clause 40 containedIn Magna Carta
this entity surface form: 1215 Magna Carta
Lincoln Castle contains Magna Carta
this entity surface form: 1215 Magna Carta
Statutes of Westminster follows Magna Carta
Runnymede hasCategory Magna Carta
British Library hasCollection Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Magna Carta manuscripts
English law hasKeyStatute Magna Carta
High Middle Ages hasMajorEvent Magna Carta
Magna Carta hasOriginalTitle Magna Carta self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Magna Carta Libertatum
this entity surface form: Magna Carta 1297
English barons influenced Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Magna Carta of 1215
Bill of Rights influencedBy Magna Carta
Petition of Right 1628 invokes Magna Carta
Runnymede knownFor Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Magna Carta 1215
this entity surface form: Magna Carta of 1215
this entity surface form: Magna Carta of 1215
House of Plantagenet notableEvent Magna Carta
this entity surface form: signing of Magna Carta
King John of England notableEvent Magna Carta
this entity surface form: sealed Magna Carta
Clause 39 partOf Magna Carta
Clause 40 partOf Magna Carta
First Barons' War precededBy Magna Carta
this entity surface form: signing of Magna Carta
Clause 40 relatedTo Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Clause 39 of Magna Carta
John sealEvent Magna Carta
English barons signed Magna Carta
this entity surface form: Magna Carta of 1215