What is Magna Carta? (4 marks) (2018)
Magna Carta, or “Great Charter,” penned in 1215 by the King of England, was a critical point in the progression of human rights. In 1215, after King John of England infringed a number of olden laws and customs by which England had been ruled, his subjects compelled him to sign the Magna Carta, which set forth what later came to be known as human rights. It recognized the right of widows who possessed property to choose not to marry again and recognized the principles of due process and equality before the law.
This is one of the main sources of modern day Human Rights law.
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