and the magna carta was the result. you need not worry here about the feudalism that most of the details of the magna carta have to do with, important issues, but among the most important provisions and one that above all survive was the so-called chapter 39 of the magna carta, the one that guarantees proceedings according to the law of the land. call the due process of law. there was another companion provision, chapter 40, which said that justice should not be day -- delayed, denied, or sold. reluctantn, the bargainer, he did not intend to keep his promise. he was going to turn his back on magna carta. he died the next year, 1216, and his successor was nine years old. nine-year-old king going to live in the middle ages we have all seen "game of thrones" and the like, so william marshall hit upon what we would call a public relations device, and that was that he had reissue the magna carta as a pledge of good faith to the english people and then started down the centuries of each party coming to the throne, reissuing m

and the magna carta was the result. you need not worry here about the feudalism that most of the details of the magna carta have to do with, important issues, but among the most important provisions and one that above all survive was the so-called chapter 39 of the magna carta, the one that guarantees proceedings according to the law of the land. what we now call the due process of law. there was another companion provision, chapter 40, which said that justice should not be delayed, denied, or sold. king is no doubt that bargainer,uctant to keep hisnd promise. he was going to turn his back on magna carta. as it happened, he died the next year, 1216, and his successor was nine years old. now, how is a nine-year-old king going to live in the middle ages we have all seen "game of thrones" and the like, so william marshall hit upon what we would call a public relations device, and that was that he had henry iii reissue the magna carta as a pledge of good faith to the english people and then started down the centuries of eac

about squaring magna carta and the u.s. constitution with the detention practices at >> they did. the reporters there are quite crafty and insightful and were well prepared for all of the various interviews. one question in particular was the issue of the detainee rights and how to square that with magna carta. the general proposition engaged in a discussion about , we have these words on the document and we have courts and lawyers have to argue about what are the limits, how you apply this particular document to a specific set of facts and that's why we have a court system to make those determinations.in fact there have been four cases since 9/11 that deal with rights that have been decided by the us supreme court and in all four of those cases, the court has held for the detainee and into of the cases magna carta was cited as authority in holly versus rumsfeld of 2004, justice souter in his concern decided to process must be made available to challenge his detention. he was an american citizen captured in afghanistan >> >

three david: let's go back to magna carta. -- william: let's go back to magna carta. justice shall be delayed. it specifically held the common pleas or not to follow our court, but are to be held in subjects place. this became the court of common pleas as opposed to the king's court, which while looking around for the purpose having confirmation of the king's decrees. so in chapter 17, we see the foundation eating late for separation of powers and physically separating courts from the king himself. that separation from the king's court made it clear that judges were to operate independently of the king of and this led to the development of the concept of judicial independence. so we see the seeds of that there, aindependence combination of chapter 40 in chapter 17. looking, a man of some modern popularity and currency in the world today, placed a as reasonsdependence why he took up arms in the cause of independence and there wrote eloquently about the importance of judicial independence in the federalist papers. today, we cad discussion, an important discussion about

our next segment is going to deal with the magna carta.i want to tell you that last week or afternoon i had a friendof mine and his wife come by my house to visit . and he asked me some questions about what was going to go on at this conference and he said one of the kind of things you are going to talk about? i said well one of the things we are going to do is celebrate the signing of the magna carta. he said, when was that side? and i said 1215. he looked at his watch and said honey, i told you we should have come before lunch. that's not the 12:15 where talking about. we have a distinguished group that led by professor myrick so if you are ready i'm going to turn the program over to you.>> good morning everybody. nice to see all of you. as you know we are planning this morning to a few words upon the 800th anniversary of the magna carta. i'm dick hellard, id constitutional law at the university of virginia and i'm happy to have with me on the platform to very distinguished guests, david hunt from the british embassy in washington dc, he

rubenstein: the magna carta has probably been overstated in terms of its importance. but the magna carta is i think the most important document in western civilization because it contains certain rights we now regard as part of our society, part of our nature and our system, even though they were initially given to just the nobleman. now we have translated them to everybody. in our country, the declaration of independence, constitution and bill of rights are the most import documents. the declaration is a propaganda document in some ways. however, because it had these important words about all men created equal, it became the creed of our country. even though we struggle to live up to that creed, it has been a goal that people have adopted. the constitution is the oldest surviving constitution in the world. it is a brilliant document. i often say to myself if today we would put together a new constitution, who would be the 57 people we could pick from the united states to come together to be at the constitutional convention? i assume we would have more diversity than

that is followed by a discussion on the magna carta and its impact on the u.s. institution -- constitution, and at 8:00, we take a look at trade deals and their impact on trade roads and the u.s. economy. announcer: this week on "the we visit the," middle east broadcast network headquarters in virginia. some 27vide news to million people in the arab world as well as a u.s. perspective on terrorism and democracy. it is funded by congress. we talked to executives and producers who work at alhurra and radio sawa.

there seems to be some optimism interestingly, again, you tie a lot of this back to the magna carta. chapter 20 stated that a free man was not to be immersed accept in proportion to the nature of the offense. saving to him his livelihood. this goes to the question of excessive fines and penalties which have been used recently in many famous situations to support the court system. perniciousa incentive and something we need .o be very careful of we must know that in many circumstances, particularly at the state and local level, there is incarceration of those that cannot pay the fines meaning those people are not being saved the opportunity to provide a livelihood which is inconsistent with chapter 20. >> there are 63 chapters in the magna carta or and if we wanted to try the patience of the audience we would walk through all 63 of them and william hubbard would find a supreme court case relevant to each when of those. we don't have time. let me make one last observation. what about the copies of the magna carter? itself the document first came ago, 1215.0 years there are 17 extent co

you tie a lot of this back to magna carta. chapter 20 stated that a free exceptnot to be fined in proportion to the nature of the offense. saving to him his livelihood. this goes directly to the question of excessive fines and penalties, which have been used recently in many famous situations to support the court system. perniciousa incentive and something we need to be very careful of. we must note that in many circumstances particularly at the state and local level there is incarceration of those who cannot pay these fines. are not beinghose saved the opportunity to provide a livelihood which is inconsistent with chapter 20. >> when you realize there are 63 chapters in magna carta and if we wanted to try the patience of our audience we would walk through -- >> we will leverage her. you can see the rest at c-span.org. technology and consumer analysts will discuss access to free data plans. also very happy that c-span is able to join us for this important policy discussion. we are hoping this event because free data is a key e

that is followed by a discussion on the magna carta and its impact on the u.s. institution -- constitution, and at 8:00, we take a look at trade deals and their impact on trade roads and the u.s. economy. announcer: this week on "the we visit the," middle east broadcast network headquarters in virginia. some 27vide news to million people in the arab world as well as a u.s. perspective on terrorism and democracy. it is funded by congress. we talked to executives and producers who work at alhurra and radio sawa. , and the channels alhurra channel. also, we have eight radio sawa streams, websites, and numerous social media platforms. ?> why alhurra >> well, alhurra was launched back in 2004. this was on the tail end of the iraq war. there was a believe that the focused, iraq-centric information -- there was a need to broadcast local news on iraq. with the middle east, there was the arab channel. budget andis the employees? >> mbn is about 600 employees, both here in the u.s. -- we have correspondents in the middle east and in europe, too, with a budget of about $11

he said the atlantic charter is like the magna carta, the 10 commandments, nevermind the declaration of independence. release,gram press it's physically unimpressive, so he had someone write it in calligraphy so that we would be displayed in the national archives during the war. so he wanted to partake of that kind of fetishization of documents that americans are prone to, and say that it was a grand vision that have emerged whole from his and churchill's minds. but i don't think it was. >> i am wondering the question as it relates to a couple previous ones. what do you make that in the atlantic charter, the phrase isn't international organization, but a water and permanent system of general security. wider and permanent system of general security." he had a number of conversations with governor wells, which suggests that its british and american power they need to undergo power throughout the war. and maybe during the future there should be some sort of security organization. but that is not something we should be talking about right now. is there a conceptual shift that is not just

common heritage of john q public and great britain. 700 years ago, our ancestors fought for the magna cartaor rights. >> no man should be compelled to yield any tax without parliament. narrator: these came to our country with the earliest settlers, then developed. >> congress will make no laws in respect of religion, where abridging -- narrator: we speak the same language of freedom. even when we wrote the declaration -- >> you cannot but respect to their cause and wish to make it your own. narrator: and alongside his great naval hero, john britain has put george washington. and in parliament's square, abraham lincoln. of course, hitler does not like this talk. he wants to say that we are a nation of money grubbers and gangsters. in the next studio, he is telling us the british are dopes. that we are entirely different. ok, where are these miners? wales or west virginia? these farmers, devonshire or wisconsin? the steelworkers, sheffield or pittsburgh? these children, american or british? they live in lands that share the same hope, the same ideals, and unlike the poor children of germany i

several hundred years ago, our ancestors fought for the magna carta. >> no one will be denied or delayedarrator: 300 years ago the petition for rights. >> no man should be compelled to yield any tax without act of parliament. narrator: these came to our country with the earliest settlers, and from them developed. >> congress will make new laws in respect of religion, where abridging the freedom of speech or the press or the right of the people to peaceably assemble. narrator: we make gags about the accent, but we speak the same language of freedom. even when we wrote the declaration, we were at each other's throats. we were free to say -- >> you cannot but respect to their cause and wish to make it your own. narrator: and alongside his great naval hero, john britain and his naval hero nelson, john britain has put george washington. and in parliament square, abraham lincoln. of course, hitler does not like this kind of talk. his job is to sell the british that we are a nation of money grubbers and gangsters. while in the next studio, he is telling us the idea that the british are dopes. t

several years ago, our ancestors fought for the magna carta. >> no one will be denied or delayed writer: 300 years ago the petition for rights. >> no man should be compelled to yield any tax without act of parliament. narrator: these came to our country with the earliest settlers, and then -- and from them developed. >> congress will make new laws in respect of religion, where speechng the freedom of or the press or the right of the people to peaceably assemble. narrator: we make gags about the accent, but we speak the same language of freedom. even when we wrote the declaration, we were at each other's throats. we were free to say -- >> you cannot but respect to their cause and wish to make it your own. narrator: and alongside his great naval hero, john britain and his naval hero nelson, john britain has put george washington. square,arliament abraham lincoln. of course, hitler does not like this kind of talk. his job is to sell the british that we are a nation of money grubbers and gangsters. while in the next studio, he is telling us the idea that the british are dopes. that john q

in the magna carta to wiki leaks. >> scott christiansen, what did you want to do with this book, 100 documents that change the world? >> i wanted to whet readers appetites for documents, historic documents that really have change the world. and to the world. and to show people what the actual documents look like and to explain a little bit to the context of those objects. a little bit of the story behind them and to put them together over time in a chronological order to give people a sense of how they played out in history. >> how did you decide which hundred to put in? >> guest: it was very difficult. i work with a publisher in london and while i am doing the writing the text, they are getting images. we work back and forth and we will work on the list together, they suggest things, i suggest things, we come, we come to agreements and in some cases it is a later refined and others are substituted for various reasons. it is a process that is ongoing. it really started when i set out with some members of my family including a very smart, young boy. i asked him, what you think of the

because we had a generation -- we had centuries of british law going back to the magna carta. we were biblically literate, we understood the ideas of virtue. in other words, we were prepared in a way that was extraordinary. and i have to say that the most extraordinary thing of all when i read about george whitfield, i was utterly astounded was i realized -- because i realized that george whitfield came to this country, there's a chapter on him in the book. he was one of the oddest figures in history, a 21-year-old cross-eyed evangelist who was -- if that's my wife, i'm not here. [laughter] oh, she -- [laughter] he was a phenomenon, okay? he makes billy graham and the apostle paul look like loser atheists, okay? [laughter] he a basically preached four times a day, nonstop for decades. now, this is true. i mean, he was a man on a mission unlike anything that's ever existed. he came to these shores in 1738 at the invitation of john and charles wesley who were starting an orphanage in georgia, and he was a preaching maniac. and what was he preaching? was he preaching everybody co

then the anniversary of the magna carta. later, donald trump joins joni ernst at an event in iowa as it could be to veterans. ♪ host: good morning. a live look at the lincoln memorial and the mall in washington, d.c. with the washington monument in the foreground and the u.s. capitol on this thursday, august 25. today marking a centennial anniversary. it was on this date 100 years ago president woodrow wilson signing a bill that created the national park service. today an estimated 20,000 employees, more than 200,000 volunteers, staffing america's 413 national parks, memorials, battlefields and historic sites. and last year alone, nearly 310 million american visitors touring these iconic sites so as the summer travel season begins to wind down and on this anniversary we'll be devoting the next 90 minutes learning about your park service experiences and we want to hear from you. our phone lines are open at 202-748-8000 for those in the central and eastern time zones 202-748-8001. what had been your experience at national park

author provides his thoughts on the documents that provided greatest impact on the world, from the magna carta and declaration of independence to martin luther king, jr.'s, "i have a dream" speech and wikileaks. that starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. and on booktv in prime time, race in america. starting at 8:00 p.m., carol anderson and white rage, the unspoken truth of racial divide. after that, david horowitz on progressive racism. and at 10:15, white backlash, immigration, race an american politics. from the san antonio book fair. and at 11:00 p.m., die watkins at annapolis, maryland, book festival on race in america. all of this tonight on booktv prime time on c-span2. >>> booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors every weekend. here are featured programs this weekend. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, on "after words," "wall street journal" political columnist kimberly strassel argue that the left is using tactics to usurp the political process in her book, the intimidation game. how the left is silencing free speech. she is joined in conversation by general any thomas, c

from the magna carta and declaration of independence to martin luther king, jr.' "i have a dream" speech. and wikileaks. that starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. and on booktv in prime time, race in america. 8:00 p.m., carol anderson, white rage, the unspoken truth of racial divide. . . >> government abuse is arguably one-sided. i think there's a couple of reasons. when i started this i care about free speech. i'm a bit of a libertarian when it comes to this. i have no allegiance to one party or the other. i went into this, i'd written a lot about the abuses on the left for my column in "the wall street journal" bad i assumed i would find a whole bunch of stuff on the right. i didn't. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> violent extremism in africa is on the rise according to the other secretary of state sarah sewall. she was part of a discussion on u.s. efforts to counter religious extremism and countries across the continent. the center for strategic and international studies in washington, d.c. hosted this discussion. >> good afternoon, every