Master Human Rights

Humanitarian International
Law
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Magna Carta (1215)

• Magna Carta is an English Charter issued in 15Th of

June 1215, which influenced the development of
Common law and other constitutional documents ,
in later stages , such as the Us constitution and bill
of rights
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Petition of Right ( 1628)

The next milestone in the development of Human Rights

was the petition of Right, produced by the English
parliament and sent to king Charles I , as a statement of
protection of Civil Rights and Liberties
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Habeas Corpus

• Habeas corpus is latin for « you may have the body » ( subject to
examination). It is a writ requires a person detained by the authorities
be brought before a court of law , so that the legality of the detention
may be examined .
• It originated in English common law as a means to protect individuals
from illegal detention
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The Virginia Declaration of Rights

The Virginia Declaration of Rights was drafted in 1776 to proclaim

the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "
inadequate" government. It influenced a number of later documents,
including the United States Declaration of Independence (1776) and
the United States Bill of Rights (1789)
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United States Declaration of independence

• On july 4, 1776 , the United States congress approved the declaration

of independence .
• This declaration came more than a year after the outbreak of the
American revolutionary war , and as a statement annoncing that the
thirteen ciolonies were no longer a part of the British Empire
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The constitution of the USA and the Bill of Rights ( 1787)

• During the summer of 1787 , in Philadelpha yhe conqstitution of the

USA was written down , to become the fundamental law of the US
federal system of government
• It is in no doubt , the oldest written national constitution in use
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Déclaration of the Rights of Man and citizen during
the French Revolution

• French revolution also called revolution of 1789 , that shook France

between 1787 and 1799
• the declaration proclaims that all citizens are guaranteed the rights of
« liberty , security , and resistance to oppression »
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• The Universal declaration of Human Rights

• By 1948 , the UN ‘ new Human Rights commission has drafted the

document that became the Universal declaration of Human Rights , it
was adopted by the UN on december 10, 1948
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to conclude such issues related to

the history of Human Rights
will be dealt with hopefully during
the on –going semester
Thank you.