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Magna Carta - A Central European perspective of our common heritage of freedom (Paperback)
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Magna Carta - A Central European perspective of our common heritage of freedom (Paperback)
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To mark the 800th anniversary of the ratification of the Magna
Carta by King John at Runnymede, Magna Carta provides the central
European perspectives on this monumental document and its impact on
the political and legal experiences of freedom, from the medieval
period to the present day. The volume gives rise to a discussion
about the legacy of the Magna Carta as one of the fundamental
elements of European identity. Supported by previously untranslated
sources at the end of each chapter, the team of contributors
consider the lasting legacy of Magna Carta in Hungary, the Czech
Republic, Poland and Lithuania. The authors present the successful
attempts to limit royal power by law while protecting the
priveleges of the nobility carried out throughout the region from
the thirteenth to eighteenth centuries. Each chapter considers the
historical and political contexts behind these efforts, the
processes by which political and legal institutions were
subsequently formed and finally examines the legacy of those
institutions which are today found in constitutional identities,
constitutional arrangements and political projects across Central
Europe. A preface by Robert Blackburn draws the collection
together, highlighting the continued universal significance of the
Magna Carta. This original title will enable students and academics
alike to see for themselves the reverberations the Magna Carta
caused in medieval Europe and beyond from a fresh and unusual
perspective.
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