Answer:
By declaring the sovereign to be subject to the rule of law and documenting the liberties held by “free men,” the Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights in Anglo-American jurisprudence.
Step-by-step explanation:
In 1215 Magna Carta was a peace treaty between the King and the rebel barons. In that respect, it was a failure, but it provided a new framework for the relationship between the King and his subjects. The 1225 version of the Magna Carta, freely issued by Henry III (r. 1216–72) in return for a tax granted to him by the whole kingdom, took this idea further and became the definitive version of the text. Three clauses of the 1225 Magna Carta remain in the statute book today. Although most of the clauses of the Magna Carta have now been repealed, the many divergent uses that have been made of it since the Middle Ages have shaped its meaning in the modern era, and it has become a potent, international rallying cry against the arbitrary use of power.
Although Magna Carta contained 63 clauses when it was first granted, only three remain part of English law. One defends the liberties and rights of the English Church, another confirms the liberties and customs of London and other towns. This clause gave all free men the right to justice and a fair trial. However, ‘free men’ comprised only a tiny proportion of the population in medieval England. Most of the people were unfree peasants known as ‘villeins’, who could seek justice only through the courts of their own lords.