The Magna Carta is at the root of every Declaration and Constitution that enshrines the freedom of the individual under de law
Daniel Hannan MEP speaks at The Freedom Association's Magna Carta Memorial on September 13 at Runnymede, UK.
The importance of the Magna Carta (1215) can't be underestimated: it is at the root of the American Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Human Rights and every other Declaration and Constitution that enshrines the freedom of the individual under de law. In essence it places the individual over the State, King and Government and offers guarantees against arbitrary, authoritarian rule. The Charter is the foundation of parliament.