Some did, but not all.
It limited the monarch's powers, saying that the king is not above the law, that the king is subject to the law.
It limited the monarch's powers, saying that the king is not above the law, that the king is subject to the law.
Right. If the president was above the law that would make him a king. A democracy doesn’t have a king or dictator so he is NOT above the law. Nixon tried to claim this as president when he sent the burglars into the Watergate building and it was proven he WASN’T above the law.
The Magna Carta
The king wasn't above the law. The king's subjects had a right to hold him to account. The nobility had a right to be protected by the law against the king's tyranny.
Yes. All Monarchs, that are heads of state are above the law. The British Monarch, the Spanish Monarch, the Saudi Monarch, the Japanese Emporer etc.
It established the belief that not even the king is above the law.
This statement is believed to originate from the Hippocratic Oath which doctors have to recite.There are however many opinions with regard to its origin but it is widely believed that it came from the Hippocratic Oath. It is also believed to be the first law of morality.
Yes, anyone who commits a crime can be tried for it; nobody is above the law.
No one is above the Rule of Law, not even the US President.
The law that gave the English barons the right to rule with King Edward I in exchange for financial aid was the Magna Carta, signed in 1215. This document limited the king's power and established the principle that the monarch was not above the law.
She isn't above the law.