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Jan 1, 1000
The Code Of King Hammurabi
-1750 BC.
-A well preserved law code.
-It was established by the sixth babylonian King Hammurabi.
-One of the oldest writings in the world.
-Consisted of 282 laws.
-The laws said that whatever someone does, is done to them.
-Ex. If a man breaks another man's bone, his shall be broken. -
Jan 1, 1215
King John I: Magna Carta
-Written in 1215.
-Was passed into law in 1225.
-The law saying no freeman can be punished except through the law is a right that still exists.
-Was forced onto the King of England in order to protect privilages and limit the King's powers. -
John Locke: Concerning Civil Government
-Written by philospher John Locke.
-Locke sparked the idea that people have the right to change their rulers and government.
-Locke also said that man is to be free from authorit and superior power. -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
-A declaration from the French Revolution.
-No individual can lead the country unless the authority is given by the citizens.
-The limits of the citizens can only be determined by the law. -
Amendment XV to Constition of the U.S.
-Citizens of the United States of America will have the right to vote regardless of race, colour or previous slavery.
-It gave African men the right to vote.
-At the time, no women had the right to vote.
-Certain states denied black people the right to vote based on literacy but that was later revised in the second version of the fiteenth amendment. -
New Zealand: Election Act
-The governer signed an act giving all women the right to vote.
-New Zealand was the first self-governing country in the world.
-In most countries, women did not have the right to vote until after World War I.
-Kate Sheppard was the woman who led the campaign for a woman's right to vote. -
U.N. Universal Declararion of Human Rights
-The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a declaration that was adopted by the United Nations.
-Consists of 30 articles.
-Each of the 30 articles is one of the rights, we have. -
European Member States
-The European Member States is a political partnership between 27 European Countries.
-It was created after World War II.
-In 1951, there were 6 countries involved.
-As of 2004, there are 27 countries involved.
-It was created to promote enconomic cooperation.
