Lawyers in 17th - century England used articles from Magna Carta as the basis for such privileges as trial by jury, habeas corpus, * equality before the law, freedom from arbitrary arrest, and parliamentary control of taxation.
ولذلك ،‏ كانت كل جلسة لبرلمان انكلترا تُفتتح بإعادة تأكيد للوثيقة العظمى .‏