Magna Carta

The Magna Carta (Latin for Great Charter) was a charter written in 1215. This charter limited the power of the English Monarchs, specifically King John, from absolute rule. The Magna Carta was the result of disagreements between Pope Innocent III, King John, and the various members of the English nobility over John's rights as King. The Magna Carta required the king to renounce certain rights and respect certain legal procedures, and to accept that the will of the king could be bound by law. The Magna Carta is widely considered to be one of the first steps in human history towards the rise of thethe rule of constitutional law. (TOS episode Court Martial)