Magna Carta: Text and Commentary [Paperback]

A. E. Dick Howard (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0813901219 | ISBN-13: 978-0813901213 | Publication Date: February 1997 | Edition: Rev Sub

A classic classroom reference since its 1964 publication, this indispensable volume offers the full text of Magna Carta in English, as well as a chapter-by-chapter discussion of its history and provisions.

In his newly revised commentary on this founding document in the history of constitutionally limited governments, A.E. Dick Howard places the charter in context of the extraordinary surge of constitutionalism in the aftermath of the Cold War. Magna Carta: Text and Commentary is a cogent introduction to Magna Carta that students everywhere can readily appreciate.

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About the Author

A.E. Dick Howard is White Burkett Miller Professor of Law at the University of Virginia

Product Details

• Paperback: 55 pages
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press; Rev Sub edition (February 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813901219
• ISBN-13: 978-0813901213
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #227,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Short summary of Magna Carta makes easy reading, March 21, 2004

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David I Caplan (Delray Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magna Carta: Text and Commentary (Paperback)

The author, A.E.Dick Howard, a well-known scholar on Magna Carta has managed to pack in a few pages a highly readable synopsis of all provisions of the Great Charter that King John granted to the barons, sword in hand, in June 1215.

This Charter has great importance in its foreshadowing American constitutional provisions on such fundamental rights as freedom of our religious institutions from governmental interference, right of the people to petition the government for redress of grievances, right of temporary insurrection to restore the Constitution in case of tyranny (chapter 61 of the Charter, Second Amendment to the US Constitution), due process of law, speedy trial by jury, fair trials, proportionate punishment (ban on cruel and unusual punishments).

Summarizing: this short work is an excellent, highly readable authoritative introduction to the Great Charter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, every student should read this..., February 16, 2010

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This review is from: Magna Carta: Text and Commentary (Paperback)

What a compact way to explain the Magna Charta in a concise way. I'm enjoying learning more and introducing it to my kids - we all need to be reading up on history. But, beware of the guise of the history these days! This was the real deal...well done.