The Legacy of Magna Carta in Australia

The Magna Carta is the most famous and important document in the history of the English-speaking world. Heard of by most, but read by few, it is handwritten in medieval Latin on untanned animal skin. How it survived is a wonder, and survived it has for nearly 800 years, not simply as a historical document, but relevant in everyday life

Magna Carta Committee – Celebrating the 800th Anniversary

The Rule of Law Institute is pleased to announce the formation of the Magna Carta Committee to celebrate, in Australia, the 800th Anniversary of its grant by King John of England on 15 June 1215. Speaking to The Australian, Professor Nicholas Cowdery AM QC, the Chair of the Magna Carta Committee said of the significance to the Magna Carta in