Magna Charta Libertatum
this document limited the sovereign's powers and granted more freedom to nobles, the church and cities
but it was granted only to free men
for this reason the majority of the population remained outside the oact
king John repeatedly violated the clauses in the Magna Carta of 1215
defining and limiting the scope and the king's authority
king's John father, Harry II introduced judical reforms, established the autority of the royal court and laid solid foundation for the future justice system in England
two main themes addressed by the Magna Carta
the judicial system
the feudal law
the clauses were trying to right the wrings done by king John
the king was to immediately return all hostages, remove all foreign knights and mercenaries from England, and return freedom to all who had been unjisty deprived of them
king John just took advantage of his right and began to oppres and stress to the limits the legit crown right
so the clauses that we can find in 1215 Magna Carta are directly connected to this overall process
or Great Charter was established in 1215 by John Lackland
only three of the clauses of the Magna Carta that were entered in the register of statutes in 1297 are still valid today
one these states that London and all other cities, villages , tows and ports will enjoy their ancient freedom and customs
the barons used Magna Carta to regulate the boundaries of the forest, investigate its officials and reforn forest law
these clauses formed the basis of the separate Forest Charter in 1217
when John refused to recognize the papal candidate Stephen Langton in 1208 the Pope Innocent III forbade priests to celebrated religious prectices
John seized the land and revenues of the Church, but in 1209 the Pope excommunicated him
in 1212 John was forced to make peace with the Church and accept Langton as archbishopand
john asked Innocent III to resin the Magna Carta and on August 24 1215 the Pope declared Magna Carta null
implicitly allowed the seizure of property for the payment of debs
established orinciples for debt collection and corrected two minor abuses
window and minors had to be protected against excessive claims for reimbursement
if the heir of a debt to a Jew was a minor the debt could not accrue interest
