What are Individual Rights?

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You will prepare a 4-5 page report, which consists of three parts. In the first part of your report, you will compare and contrast the statements of individual rights of the following:

  • Code of Hammurabi ca 1760 B.C.E. Retrieved from http://avalon.law.yale.edu/ancient/hamframe.asp
  • Magna Carta 1215. Retrieved from http://avalon.law.yale.edu/medieval/magframe.asp
  • English Bill of Rights 1689. Retrieved from http://avalon.law.yale.edu/17th_century/england.as…

    • In the second part of the report you will discuss the philosophical underpinnings (e.g., natural law and legal positivism) of the historical legal systems you have identified. You may read or research anything that will be useful in your study. For example, you may use material related to the Declaration of Independence and the Mayflower Compact or Principles of Constitutional Law. This may include the philosophy relating to Jeremy Bentham and John Austin and John Locke.

    12pt. Font, Be sure to cite any sources you use in APA format. 4-5 pages. Use scholarly sources where applicable.

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