Battalion/Page 5
March 2, 1982
Western democracies felt
influence of Magna Carta
by Hope E. Paasch
Battalion Staff ^
Aside from its influence on
England in 1215, Magna Carta
deals with topics relevent to
Western democracies today, the
priest who travels with the docu
ment said Monday.
The Very Rev. Oliver Fien
nes, dean ol Lincoln Cathedral
in England, is at Texas A&M
University along with one of the
copies of Magna Carta. Only
four of the original copies re
main, and the one currently in
226 MSC belongs to the Lincoln
Cathedral.
Fiennes speech in 201 MSC
was sponsored by MSC Great
Issues.
The fact that Magna Carta
has survived for over 750 years
proves its lasting worth, Fiennes
said. Many of the principles in
the charter have been incorpo
rated into the constitutions of
several nations, including the
United States.
One can look at the Magna
Carta two different ways, Fien
nes said. The first is to study the
document from a historical
point of view; what it meant in
1215 and what it has meant to
England. Fiennes said he is
neither a Magna Carta scholar,
nor is he knowledgeable of the
detailed content of the charter.
The second way of looking at
the charter, Fiennes said, is to
examine sections that were the
foundation for some of today’s
democratic ideas. Magna Carta
dealt with women’s rights, trial
by a jury of peers and the con
cept that government is not
above the law, Fiennes said.
The charter specifically states
that a widow could not be forced
to marry against her will, estab
lishing tier right to choose her
partner, Fiennes said. In con
trast, Magna Carta disallowed
court evidence from a woman
unless the trial concerned her
husband’s murder.
One, and perhaps the most
famous, section of Magna Carta
concerns what Americans refer
to as due process of law, Fiennes
said. This clause guarantees ev
ery free man the right to trial by
a jury of his peers. The clause
also states that a man cannot be
arrested unless witnesses of the
crime are available.
Magna Carta put govern
ment, including the king, under
written law. This, Fiennes said,
was a new concept in govern
ment.
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University Police officers
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city firemen if there is a fire.
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the potential of greater fire loss
due to firemen arriving late.
Stiteler said.
Thirteen campus buildings
are designated as immediate
notification areas because of
their contents or value. When
the alarm sounds in these build
ings, the College Station Fire
Department is notified immedi
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