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1700 BCE
The Code of King Hammurabi
If a son strike his father, his hands shall be hewn off. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. If he break another man's bone, his bone shall be broken -
Jun 15, 1215
King John I: Magna Carta
No bailiff (policy officer) for the future shall, upon his
own unsupported complaint, put anyone to his “law,”
without credible witnesses brought for this purpose. -
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. -
Declaration Of The Rights Of Man
No body nor individual may exercise any
authority which does not proceed directly from the nation.Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which
injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights. -
Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S
The right of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the
United States or by any State on account of race, colour, or
previous condition of servitude. -
New Zealand: Election Act
An Electoral Bill containing provisions on women’s
suffrage (the right of women to vote in an election) was
introduced by Richard Seddon in June. -
U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The universal declaration of rights to all human beings. -
European Member States
The Union (of European nations) shall try to set various objectives such as Desiring to enhance further the
democratic and efficient functioning of the institutions