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Forest Eyre Justices In The Reign Of Henry Iii (1216–1272), Ryan Rowberry
Forest Eyre Justices In The Reign Of Henry Iii (1216–1272), Ryan Rowberry
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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Forest Law Through The Looking Glass: Distortions Of The Forest Charter In The Outlaw Fiction Of Late Medieval England, Sarah Harlan-Haughey
Forest Law Through The Looking Glass: Distortions Of The Forest Charter In The Outlaw Fiction Of Late Medieval England, Sarah Harlan-Haughey
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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Interpretation And Re-Interpretation Of A Clause: Magna Carta And The Widow’S Quarantine, Janet Loengard
Interpretation And Re-Interpretation Of A Clause: Magna Carta And The Widow’S Quarantine, Janet Loengard
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
The Church And Magna Carta, R. H. Helmholz
The Church And Magna Carta, R. H. Helmholz
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
The Great Charter Turned 800: Remembering Its 700th Birthday, Karl Shoemaker
The Great Charter Turned 800: Remembering Its 700th Birthday, Karl Shoemaker
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
No abstract provided.
Magna Carta In The Fourteenth Century: From Law To Symbol?: Reflections On The “Six Statutes”, Charles Donahue Jr.
Magna Carta In The Fourteenth Century: From Law To Symbol?: Reflections On The “Six Statutes”, Charles Donahue Jr.
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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The Legacy Of Magna Carta: Law And Justice In The Fourteenth Century, Anthony Musson
The Legacy Of Magna Carta: Law And Justice In The Fourteenth Century, Anthony Musson
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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Magna Carta In The Late Middle Ages: Over-Mighty Subjects, Under-Mighty Kings, And A Turn Away From Trial By Jury, David J. Seipp
Magna Carta In The Late Middle Ages: Over-Mighty Subjects, Under-Mighty Kings, And A Turn Away From Trial By Jury, David J. Seipp
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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The First Century Of Magna Carta: The Diffusion Of Texts And Knowledge Of The Charter, Paul Brand
The First Century Of Magna Carta: The Diffusion Of Texts And Knowledge Of The Charter, Paul Brand
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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Salvation By Statute: Magna Carta, Legislation, And The King’S Soul, Thomas J. Mcsweeney
Salvation By Statute: Magna Carta, Legislation, And The King’S Soul, Thomas J. Mcsweeney
William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal
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Some Thoughts Raised By Magna Carta: The Popular Re-Election Of Judges, William Hamilton Bryson
Some Thoughts Raised By Magna Carta: The Popular Re-Election Of Judges, William Hamilton Bryson
Law Faculty Publications
This essay, first presented at the Magna Carta anniversary symposium of the Baronial Order of Magna Charta on April 16, 2015, at The Cosmos Club, in Washington, D.C., takes as its inspiration the spirit of the rule of law, as laid down in the Magna Carta. Specifically, the author argues that the popular election and reelection of judges undermines the rule of law, and democracy in general, by exposing judges to the manipulations of financial corruption, political intimidation, and the often irrational shifts in popular opinion. To correct this problem, the author calls for amendment of the thirty-nine state constitutions …
The Magna Carta And The Beginning Of Modern Legal Thought, Vincent R. Johnson
The Magna Carta And The Beginning Of Modern Legal Thought, Vincent R. Johnson
Faculty Articles
As the Magna Carta, England's Great Charter of Liberties, marks its eighth centennial, it is appropriate to ask what's in it. The answer, it turns out, lives up to the legend. What's in the Magna Carta is the beginning of modern legal thought. The Great Charter set the expectations that for 800 years have shaped the development of the law in England, America, and around the globe. Like a blazing light piercing the medieval darkness, the Magna Carta illuminated the importance of legal principles, fair procedures, proportional punishment, official accountability, and respect for human dignity. It was unlike any legal …