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Cato Video • June 9, 2015 

# Magna Carta and the Rule of Law around the World 

View the full event here: [https://​www​.cato​.org/​e​v​e​n​t​s​/​m​a​g​n​a​-​c​a​r​t​a​-​r​u​l​e​-​l​a​w​-​a​r​o​u​n​d​-​world](https://www.cato.org/events/magna-carta-rule-law-around-world)

June marks the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. The Magna Carta exerted a significant influence on the development of the common law in England and subsequently in the United States. Richard Helmholz is a Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Law School. He spoke at a recent Cato conference commemorating the anniversary. He describes the emergence of Magna Carta and its impact on the rule of law in England.

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