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Jun 15, 1215
King John I: Magna Carta
No police officer in the future should take or imprison a person without believable witnesses or supporting evidence. No freemen should be taken, arrested or harmed in anyway except by the authorized judgment of the jury of his peers or by the law of that land. -
John Locke: Concerning Civil Government
People should be free from greater power on earth and should not be under the authority of others. People should not be under the control of any law. The legislative power should be established by the approval from the commonwealth. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The nation makes the decisions and you are not allowed to do anything that the nation does not approve of. You are allowed to do anything as long as you do not injure someone else. -
Amendment XV to Constitution of the U.S.
Citizens of the U.S. have the right to vote. They can not be denied the right to vote because of thier race, colour or past condition of servitude. -
New Zealand: Election Act
This act gives all the women in New Zealand the right to vote. This act was introduced by Richard Seddon in the month of June and during the debate, there was lots of support to allow women to vote. -
The Code of King Hammurabi
The code was discovered in 1901 but dates back to approximately 1750 BC. The king makes the decisions and everyone else must follow the king's laws. If you treat someone badly, you'll get the same treatment. -
U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The U.N. is an achievement for all nations and peoples. It promotes the idea of how we can work as a world to keep progress in human rights and freedoms. -
European Member States
The European nations should set the following goals for itself: Expand the union. Keep the important history of the divided Europe. Confirming each country is following the principles of liberty, democracy and respect for human rights. Help make democracy more efficient.
