Magna Charta a její cesta napříč anglickou (britskou) ústavní historii

Černík, Přemysl

This thesis takes a look at the most important traces Magna Carta has left on its peculiar road through constitutional history. It also analyzes the facts, motifs and contemporary opinions that concern the document through the prism of present-day critical perspective and tries to connect events in a retrospective way, using knowledge, acquired and shared, by modern historians, political scientists and sociologists. The main focus is to illustrate Magna Carta not merely as a legal document, which has in consequence largely contributed to the formulation and codification of basic rights of individual human beings, but also as a metamorphic phenomenon, that on many occasions has turned out to be a powerful pacifist weapon in the hands of great historical minds. The thesis uses a platform from the three most important time periods when the document was brought to light, adapted to the current situation, and used in order to help to enforce political changes. Along with the historical, political and legal importance, the thesis also concentrates on the social, philosophical, and sentimental value of Magna Carta. The work is divided into three principal parts. The first one deals with the origin of Magna Carta in 1215. It provides the historical background for the events accompanying the formation of...

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