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Jan 1, 1200
1772 B.C.The Code of King Hammurabi
- King Hammurabi is the king of all kings, and his works are the words that are followed and respected -most of King Hammurabi's laws consist of something being done equaly, if not worse to anyone who hurts another man
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Jan 1, 1215
King John I: Magna Carta
- No police officer (authority) shall put anyone away without supporting evidence
- Nobody should be treated like an object
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John Locke: Concerning Civil Government
The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the law of nature for his rule. The liberty of man in society is to be under no other legislative power but that established by consent in the commonwealth; nor under the dominion of any will or restraint of any law, but what that legislative shall enact according to the trust put in it… -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
- power belongs to the nation, and not one individual can practice authority which is not apporved by the nation -freedom is limitless as long as it does not harm or bother anyone in the nation. Limits are determined by the law
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Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S.
-states that citizens of the United States should have the right to vote, no matter what race, gender, color, or previous condition -
New Zealand: Election Act
-The bill of womans right to vote was introduced by Richard Seddon in June
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U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations:
- to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive by teaching and education to promote respect for these rights and freedoms and by progressive measures, national and international
-to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance, both among the peoples of Member States themselves and among the peoples of territories under their jurisdict -
European Member States
The Union (of European nations) shall set itself the following objectives:
-Resolved to mark a new state in the process of European Communities
-Enhance further the democratic and efficient functioning of the institutions
-create firm bases for the construction of the future Europe
-Confirm their attachment to the principles of liberty democracy
-respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
