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May 10, 1215
Signing of the Magna Carta
First document forced onto a King of England
Originally issued in Latin
Also known as The Great Charter of the Liberties of England -
British Petition of RIghts
considered a constitutional document second in importance only to Magna Charta.
Passed June 7th 1628
Petition contains restrictions on non-Parliamentary taxation, forced billeting of soldiers, imprisonment without cause, and restricts the use of martial law. -
British Bill of Rights
One of the inspirations to the American Bill of Rights
It lays down limits on the powers of the crown
Sets out the rights of Parliament and the rules for freedom of speech in Parliament -
America Declares Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is an act of the Second Continental Congress.
The Declaration explained the justifications for separation from the British crown.
John Hancock was the first and only person to sign the Declaration on July 4, 1776 -
French Revolution, Natural law to natural rights
The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed within three years.
A republic was proclaimed in September 1792 and King Louis XVI was executed the next year.
The royal houses across Europe were horrified and led a countercrusade that by 1814 had restored the old monarchy, but many major reforms became permanent -
Cyrus Conquers Babylon
Freed Slaves
Cyrus was the Persian King
Babylon the ancient capital of oriental empire -
Roman Empire, Principal of Natural Law
The jurisprudence of the Roman Empirewas rooted in Cicero
There are a number of different theories of natural law
The concept of natural law originated with the greeks -
Gandhi leads Indian Protest
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is his full name
The son of a senior government official
Gandhi was born and raised in a Bania -
Gandhi-Irwin pact sets stage for Indian Independence
The Gandhi–Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India,
a vague offer of 'dominion status' for India in an unspecified future and a Round Table Conference to discuss a future constitution.
had eight meetings that totaled 24 hours. -
WW1 and WW2
began on 28 July 1914 ( WW1 )
called the World War or the Great War ( WW1 )
It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers (WW2)
100 million people serving in military units from over 30 different countries (WW2) -
United Nations
international organization whose stated aims include promoting and facilitating cooperation in international law,
most prominent position is that of the office of Secretary-General
The organization is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states, and has six official languages -
Universal declaration of human rights
10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot
consists of 30 articles which have been elaborated in subsequent international treaties, regional human rights instruments, national constitutions and laws.
The International Bill of Human Rights consists of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols.
