Magna Carta

A Central European Perspective of Our Common Heritage of Freedom
Herausgeber: Rau, Zbigniew; Tracz-Tryniecki, Marek; &

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

To mark the 800th anniversary of the ratification of the Magna Carta by King John at Runneymead, Magna Carta provides the Central and Eastern 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. Supported by previously untranslated sources at the end of each chapter, the team of contributors consider the lasting legacy of the Magna Carta in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania. 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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 162mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 493g
• ISBN-13: 9781138848528
• ISBN-10: 1138848522
• Artikelnr.: 42700316

Autorenporträt

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. Przemyslaw 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface by Robert Blackburn Acknowledgements List of Contributors 1. Why Do We Central Europeans Celebrate the Anniversary of Magna Carta? Introductory Remarks Zbigniew Rau, Marek Tracz-Tryniecki, Przemys
aw
urawski vel Grajewski 2. a) The Hungarian experience of freedom - the tradition of the Golden Bull Attila K. Molnar and Levente Völgyesi b) The Hungarian Sources 3. a) King, Estates and the Czech Crown. The Legal Sources of the Ideas of Freedom in the Medieval and Early Modern Czech Lands Jana Janiová - Dalibor Jani b) The Czech Sources 4. a) The nobility's privileges and the formation of civil liberties in old Poland Dorota Malec b) The Polish Sources 5. a) Ruling by Law and by Consent: Monarchy and Noble Estate in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania Art
ras Vasiliauskas b) The Lithuanian Sources