Charles received a standing ovation from Congress when he highlighted the principle of checks and balances.
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Can the president use the Insurrection Act and send the military into U.S. cities? A web of legal provisions try to balance presidential power with the power of state leaders.
The meaning and application of due process has become a crucial issue in the US, most often with respect to the Trump administration’s migrant deportation efforts.
Habeas corpus – a Latin phrase meaning ‘you shall have the body’ – protects any person, whether citizen or not, from being illegally confined. It’s a crucial element of US law.
Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined and constrained by legal precedent.
Pseudolaw looks a bit like law. It uses legal texts and sounds like something a lawyer might say. But it does not follow normal legal rules. So where did it come from, and why it is so worrisome?
Both unionists and nationalists cite this keystone document of Scottish history.
Like all criminal defendants, Trump will enjoy the protection that a jury will offer from abuse by government prosecutors.
Article 3 of Te Tiriti o Waitangi gave Māori the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed under British law. Understanding it is critical to modern debates over ‘co-governance’ and partnership.
President Trump has warned that he will send the military into states to curb protests. Is Trump’s warning bluster? Or does the president have the authority to send the military into American cities?
Legal challenges to New Zealand’s strict early lockdown rules will test how far a government can go in a public health emergency.
Yet another dramatisation of the events surrounding the financial crisis that leaves a sour taste and a questionable moral lesson.
Only three of the original 63 clauses remain in force today, but the legacy of Magna Carta runs much deeper.
At the time of Magna Carta a food revolution was taking place, which would no doubt have been reflected in the barons’ celebrations.
The 1215 Magna Carta was a peace treaty between King John and the barons, and in many ways a financial one at that.
Citizens need to be able to seek remedies for breaches of human rights in our own courts.
In its 800-year history, the revered document has been called upon in interesting ways.
The British Library has just staged an exclusive one-day exhibition. The four earliest surviving copies of the original Magna Carta were brought together for an audience of 1,215 people, selected by public…
This summer in June, the Queen will retrace King John’s steps along the three-and-a-half miles from Windsor Castle to Runnymede to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the revered document that came to…
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Lecturer in Medieval History and Co-Ordinator, Exploring the Past Pathway, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Law, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Law, University of Essex
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Professor of Law, University of Essex
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Curator of Early Modern Manuscripts, British Library
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Reader in Law, City St George's, University of London
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Foundation Professor of Law and Political Science, Arizona State University
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Associate Professor of Law, Adelaide University