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The World Debate: The Extraordinary Legacy of Magna Carta

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13/06/2015

The Extraordinary Legacy of Magna Carta

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Experts debate the legacy of the Magna Carta on political systems around the world

Experts debate the legacy of the Magna Carta on political systems around the world, 800 years since its creation. It underpins the core principles of democracy and human rights.

The Magna Carta is one of the most famous documents in history and is still revered by Americans as a core text of their democracy.  Eight hundred years since it was sealed, the BBC World Service will be broadcasting a special debate from the Temple church in London.  At the very site where much of Magna Carta was written, chief justices and experts from all over the world will be discussing the enduring legacy of the charter on democracy, human rights and political systems around the world.

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