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539 BCE
Cyrus Cylinder
Is an ancient clay cylinder. The text is written in Akkadian language, is divided in six parts. This Cylinder speecs about rights when Cyrus was corowned king. -
27 BCE
Natural law in rome
Is a philosophy of law that is determined by nature, and so is universal. Because of the intersection between natural law and natural rights. This document it has been cited as a component in the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. -
1215
Magna Cart
It was signed (by royal seal) between the feudal barons and King John at Runnymede near Windsor Castle. The document was a series of written promises between the king and his subjects that he, the king, would govern England and deal with its people according to the customs of feudal law. Magna Carta was an attempt by the barons to stop a king – in this case John – abusing his power with the people of England suffering. -
The Bill Of Rigths
It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual like freedom of speech, press, and religion. It sets rules for due process of law and reserves all powers not delegated to the Federal Government to the people or the States. it specifies that “the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” -
Congress of Philadelphia
In language certain to inspire patriots, and gall the King and England, a Declaration of Independence was adopted today by the Continental Congress. The Declaration is the defiant culmination of years of struggle between the new nation and its former protector. In ringing terms it lists the causes of the split, as well as describing the principles on which the new nation intends to govern itself. ("We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal . . .") -
Treaty of Nanjing,
The Treaty that ended the first Opium War, the first of the unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers. China paid the British an indemnity, ceded the territory of Hong Kong, and agreed to establish a “fair and reasonable” tariff. The treaty was supplemented in 1843 b the British Supplementary Treaty of the Bogue, which allowed British citizens to be tried in British courts and granted Britain any rights in China that China might grant to other countries. -
Mahatma Gandhi and India
Mahatma Gandhi was a leader of nationalism in british- ruled Indian. He decided to became a political activist. Was the preeminent leader of Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.While leading nationwide campaigns to ease poverty, expand women'srights, build religious and ethnic harmony and eliminate the injustices of the caste system, Gandhi supremely applied the principles of nonviolent civil disobedience to free India from foreign domination. -
United Nation
Is an intergovernmental organization established in 1945 to promote international co-operation. The organization was created following the Second World War to prevent another such conflict. The headquarters of the United Nations is in Manhattan, New York City. There are now 193 member state -
The Universal Declaration of Human Rigths
Is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages.
