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The Code of King Hammurabi
Year: 1772 BC
• If a man injured someone, they were to receive the same injury. (i.e. eye for an eye)
• The Kings rule was, what you do to others will be done to you. -
Jun 15, 1215
King John I: Magna Carta
• To punish someone there must be a witness
• Force the king to lose some of his power.
• Push him to revert to the old English laws. -
John Locke: Concerning Civil Government
• Men shouldn’t live under any higher power on the earth
• Men should live only by the laws of nature -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
• Every man was born free, and will remain so.
• They have freedom to do whatever they would like, so long as others are enjoying it, and no one is being injured. -
Amendment XV to Constitution of the US
• State or Federal governments cannot deny a U.S. citizen the right to vote because of race, colour, or previous condition of servitude.
• Opens voting to more citizens, ensures them they can vote without being discriminated against. -
New Zealand: Election Act
• The Electoral bill was made up to give women the right to vote.
• Much support for the independence of Pakecha and Maori women -
U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• A standard common set of rules for Human Rights, for all people and all nations.
• A declaration that should be kept in mind at all times
• Rules, stating basically that everyone is equal and is free. -
Eurpean Member States
• To create a Europe to better suit the future.
• Recognize the importance of the ending of the division of the European continent, to help them going forwards.
