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1. Sargsyan Liana 12-3

2. The Magna Carta was signed in June 1215 between
the barons of Medieval England and King John.
‘Magna Carta’ is Latin and means “Great Charter”.
The Magna Carta was one of the most important
documents of Medieval England.

3. Numerous copies were
made each time it was
issued, so all of the
participants would
each have one—in the
case of the 1215 copy,
one for the royal
archives, one for the
Cinque Ports, and one
for each of the then 40
counties. Several of
those still exist and
some are on
permanent display.

4. The Magna Carta was a
landmark document
that said people in
charge must follow
the law and have
limits on their power.
The beginnings of an independent
and qualified judiciary can be
seen in the Magna Carta. Judges in
many legal systems have the task
of applying the law to everyday
situations. In some countries
judges decide cases about whether
a government official is acting
lawfully.

5. Many later attempts to draft constitutional forms of
government, including the United States Constitution,
trace their lineage back to this source document. The
United States Supreme Court has explicitly referenced
Lord Coke's analysis of Magna Carta as an antecedent of
the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of a speedy trial.

6. Magna Carta has
influenced
international law as
well: Eleanor
Roosevelt referred to
the Universal
Declaration of
Human Rights as "a
Magna Carta for all
mankind."