Description
The European country with the longest history of human rights formulation is England. The first piece of legislation is the code of Ethelred (9th century), followed by the code of laws of Edward the Confessor (11th century). They filled the then existing vacuum of law and curtailed the hegemony of the powerful on the humbler classes. A big step forward was accomplished by the Magna Carta (1215) wrenched from the king of England by French barons. ISBN:9789082982411
