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Establishment of the principle that everybody, including the king, is subject to the law.

Codified the writ of habeas corpus, reinforcing the right to be seen and heard in a courtroom.

Outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy.

Ended slavery throughout the British Empire.

Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the United States.

Gave women the right to vote in the United States.

Declared all slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Authorized the relocation of Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west.

Abolished slavery, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the USA and protected equal voting rights.

One of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world. Established Babylonian law.

French civil code established under Napoleon I, embodied Enlightenment principles such as secular law and equality before the law.

American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over $12 billion in economic assistance to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War II.$

Early system of social security providing assistance to the poor in England.

A series of UK labour law Acts passed to regulate conditions of industrial employment.

U.S. legislation which prohibits monopolies and other activities that restrain trade.

Established that positions within the federal government should be awarded on the basis of merit instead of political affiliation.

Civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability in the United States.

U.S. health care reform law aimed at making health care more affordable and accessible.

U.S. federal law that places regulation of the financial industry in the hands of the government.

Federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States.

Prohibited racial discrimination in voting in the United States.

Created a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.

Federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level in the United States.

A set of treaties regarding humanitarian treatment of civilians and prisoners of war.