Magna Carta: A Central European perspective of our common heritage of freedom - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1138848549 ISBN 13: 9781138848542

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2016

Riassunto

To mark the 800th anniversary of the ratification of the Magna Carta by King John at Runnymede, Magna Carta provides the central European perspectives on this monumental document and its impact on the political and legal experiences of freedom, from the medieval period to the present day. The volume gives rise to a discussion about the legacy of the Magna Carta as one of the fundamental elements of European identity.

Supported by previously untranslated sources at the end of each chapter, the team of contributors consider the lasting legacy of Magna Carta in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania. The authors present the successful attempts to limit royal power by law while protecting the priveleges of the nobility carried out throughout the region from the thirteenth to eighteenth centuries. Each chapter considers the historical and political contexts behind these efforts, the processes by which political and legal institutions were subsequently formed and finally examines the legacy of those institutions which are today found in constitutional identities, constitutional arrangements and political projects across Central Europe. A preface by Robert Blackburn draws the collection together, highlighting the continued universal significance of the Magna Carta.

This original title will enable students and academics alike to see for themselves the reverberations the Magna Carta caused in medieval Europe and beyond from a fresh and unusual perspective.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Zbigniew Rau is Professor in the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Lodz, Poland and Director of the Alexis de Tocqueville Center for Political and Legal Thought.

Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski is Lecturer in the Faculty of International Studies at the University of Lodz, Poland.

Marek Tracz-Tryniecki is Lecturer in the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Lodz, Poland.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1138848549
• ISBN 13: 9781138848542
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 254
• Redattore: Rau Zbigniew
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania