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mercredi 29 octobre 2014

Magna Carta Significance Today For Individuals

By Roseann Hudson


In an absolute type of monarchy, the monarch, which could be a king or a queen, is exercising total control over his or her subjects. The monarch could be doing whatever he or she wants, either positive or negative ones. His or her subjects cannot do anything since no one is limiting his or her powers.

Absolute monarchical rule was followed by previous kings and queens, especially those who ruled medieval England. However, the Great Charter formulated by several feudal barons concerned of their rights was signed by King John of England which led to constitutional law being born. Human rights was also born on that event which is the Magna Carta significance today.

There are a lot of human rights that individuals should take note of. These rights are moral principles that everyone should respect. The following principles are only some of those that people really need to know. However, at the end of the day, everything will come down to respect.

Everyone has the right to life. Even the babies who are still inside the wombs of their mothers should live. The parents should not abort their babies nor even think about the idea. This principle also opposes wars as these wars could lead to human casualties and sufferings to people.

Individuals should not be inflicted with pain and tortured by others. Torture and force were typically used by past rulers for their political force to be asserted and this could be the same reason why force is used by other groups nowadays. However, torture can also give gratification to others which is morally wrong. This act is prohibited by international law.

A person should not be enslaving his fellowmen. In the past, an owner could have a slave if the latter was not able to pay the money he has borrowed from the former or has done him something wrong. Nowadays, international law is prohibiting the slavery of other people no matter what reason they might have.

If certain persons commit various crimes, they have the rights to fair trials. Impartial tribunals should be the ones to judge them after they weigh the gravity of these crimes and if the accused are guilty. The members of these tribunals should seek evidences of the guilt of the accused persons. The accused, on the other hand, can also ask for attorneys who will defend their cases and hopefully set them free from these criminal charges if indeed they are not guilty of these crimes.

A person could be saying whatever he wants freely as long as his intention is not to hurt anyone. He could be freely expressing his opinions on any topic which could be affecting him in any way. However, some countries are limited this right rendering the freedom to be not absolute. In such countries, an individual could be facing a criminal charge like libel, obscenity, and slander, among others.

People also have the freedom to select and follow whatever religion they wish. Lots of religions are present today and they have their own teachings and beliefs. If they do not wish to be involved in this aspect, they are also free not to select any religion, at all.




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