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The Magna Carta Turns 800, John Hockenberry, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Sep 2019

The Magna Carta Turns 800, John Hockenberry, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

Thomas J. McSweeney

No abstract provided.


Salvation By Statute: Magna Carta, Legislation, And The King’S Soul, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Sep 2019

Salvation By Statute: Magna Carta, Legislation, And The King’S Soul, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

Thomas J. McSweeney

No abstract provided.


Magna Carta, Civil Law, And Canon Law, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Sep 2019

Magna Carta, Civil Law, And Canon Law, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

Thomas J. McSweeney

No abstract provided.


Magna Carta And The Right To Trial By Jury, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Sep 2019

Magna Carta And The Right To Trial By Jury, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

Thomas J. McSweeney

No abstract provided.


Secrecy In The "Sunshine Era", Sarah Mcconnell, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Sep 2019

Secrecy In The "Sunshine Era", Sarah Mcconnell, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

Thomas J. McSweeney

No abstract provided.


Happy 790th, Magna Carta!, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Sep 2019

Happy 790th, Magna Carta!, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

Thomas J. McSweeney

No abstract provided.


The Most Fundamental Right, Nicholas A. Robinson Jan 2019

The Most Fundamental Right, Nicholas A. Robinson

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The Magna Carta and successors recognize a right to the environment as central to human existence. Along with associated rule of law and due process, 193 national charters recognize such a right — but not the U.S. Constitution. This right does lie latent in America’s state constitutions, however, and can also be read into the federal document as well. Meanwhile, recognition of environmental rights is expanding globally.