17 events with tag "constitutional law"
1215
ID: 2148
June 15, 1215
Magna Carta sealed at Runnymede - limiting royal power under law, establishing due process, 'law of the land' clause becomes foundation of constitutionalism
ID: 2148
1579
ID: 2193
Union of Utrecht establishes Dutch Republic - federal structure with provincial sovereignty, new model of governance
ID: 2193
1610
ID: 2204
Bonham's Case - Coke suggests common law can void acts of Parliament, early judicial review concept
ID: 2204
1615
ID: 2207
Coke dismissed as Chief Justice for opposing royal prerogative - conflict over law versus sovereign will
ID: 2207
1628
ID: 2212
Petition of Right - Parliamentary declaration against forced loans and arbitrary imprisonment, constitutional milestone
ID: 2212
1642
ID: 2216
English Civil War begins - fundamental conflict over source of law: king or Parliament
ID: 2216
1649
ID: 2217
Charles I executed - regicide justified by law above king, revolutionary legal principle
ID: 2217
1653
ID: 2219
First written constitution in England (Instrument of Government) - Cromwell's protectorate, separation of powers
ID: 2219
1660
ID: 2220
Restoration of monarchy - Charles II returns but accepts Parliamentary limits, constitutional monarchy emerging
ID: 2220
1688
ID: 2231
Glorious Revolution - Parliamentary supremacy established, Bill of Rights limits crown, rule of law triumphs
ID: 2231
1689
ID: 2232
English Bill of Rights enacted - catalogue of rights and liberties, parliamentary control of taxation and army
ID: 2232
1700
ID: 2238
Act of Settlement - Protestant succession secured, judges removable only by Parliament, judicial independence
ID: 2238
1703
ID: 2240
Ashby v. White - right to vote is property right enforceable at law, expanding property concept
ID: 2240
1707
ID: 2242
Act of Union creates Kingdom of Great Britain - Scotland retains separate legal system, legal pluralism
ID: 2242
1748
ID: 2260
Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws - separation of powers doctrine, profoundly influences constitutional design
ID: 2260
1819
ID: 2334
Sturges v. Crowninshield - U.S. Supreme Court upholds state bankruptcy laws in absence of federal law
ID: 2334
1827
ID: 2336
Ogden v. Saunders - Supreme Court rules state bankruptcy laws cannot impair contracts made before enactment
ID: 2336