USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will we proceed with force against him, or send others to do so, except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land.-Magna Carta, 1215.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clause 39 guaranteeing the right of a freeman to a trial by his peers before he could be lawfully imprisoned is one of the most famous clauses in Magna Carta, along with the right to habeas corpus (that the accused must be presented to the court in person for charges to be read and the trial to begin).

Detailed explanation-3: -From clause 14 of the 1215 Magna Carta springs the idea of no taxation without representation, and with it the establishment of a common council, duly embodied in Parliament, as a means of obtaining popular consent.

Detailed explanation-4: -No bailiff is to put anyone to law by his accusation alone, without trustworthy witnesses.

Detailed explanation-5: -It basically says that everyone has a duty to rebel against the king if he doesn’t rule fairly and fails to respond to any complaints brought by the council of 25 barons.