Political charters

supreme law of the United States of America since March 4th, 1789

charter of rights agreed between King John of England and the nobility in 1215

1945 foundational treaty of the United Nations

foundational document of the French Revolution

1941 Anglo-American policy statement defining the Allied goals for the post-war world

treaty that forms the legal basis of, and is implemented by, the NATO

Acts of Parliament creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain

1569 union of Poland and Lithuania

act of the English Parliament guaranteeing certain rights

set of civil, political and social rights enjoyed by European citizens in the European Union

treaty signed in Utrecht, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain

right|thumb|300px|An example of a charter (Magna Carta). A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the recipient admits a limited (or inferior) status within the relationship, and it is within that sense that charters were historically granted, and it is that sense which is retained in modern usage of the term. In early medieval Britain, charters transferred land from donors to recipients.

first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)

United Kingdom legislation

decree of the Holy Roman Empire

civil rights movement in former Czechoslovakia

thumb|Choosing the king. Top: the three ecclesiastical princes choosing the king, pointing at him. Middle: the Electorate of the Palatinate|Count Palatine of the Rhine hands over a golden bowl, acting as a servant. Behind him, the Duke of Saxony with his marshall's staff and the [[Margrave of Brandenburg bringing a bowl of warm water, as a valet. Below, the new king in front of the great men of the empire (Heidelberg Sachsenspiegel, around 1300)]] thumb|Page in Sachsenspiegel about succession (Heidelberg edition)

2008 manifesto signed by Chinese intellectuals and human rights activists

Founding document of Switzerland

first governing document of Plymouth Colony

document issued by a monarch, granting a right or power to an individual or organisation

English constitutional document, 1628

set of rules outlining the responsibilities of, or proper practices for, an individual, party or organization

thumb|Ferdinand II of Aragon|Ferdinand the Catholic confirming the fueros of [[Biscay at Guernica in 1476]]

1982 Canadian constitutional legislation

Signing of ASEAN in 1967 in Bangkok to accelerate economic growth as its prime objective

group of laws forming Sweden's constitution

England's first written constitution

international agreement on the creation of a new peaceful order in Europe

Contract between the King of Poland and Polish nobility

proclamation by Charles II of England, promising a general pardon for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum for all those recognising Charles

charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

constitution of the Mali Empire

Contract between the Polish nobility and king (1573–1764)

legal document establishing a municipality

Belarusian pro-democracy website

1102 agreement defining Croatia's status within Hungary

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political document

draft preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia

Algerian political petition

1653 constitution of England, Scotland and Ireland

supreme statute of the Confederate States of America

1948 Pan-American treaty

document granting rights to certain people, written in 1217

1999 International agreement in Europe

The Anticharter (Czech/Slovak: Anticharta or officially, Za nové tvůrčí činy ve jménu socialismu a míru / Za nové tvorivé činy v mene socializmu a mieru [For New Creative Actions in the Name of Socialism and Peace]) was the 1977 reaction of the Communist Czechoslovak ruling power under Gustáv Husák, combined with a signature campaign by prominent cultural figures, condemning Charter 77, a civic initiative drawn up by Václav Havel and Pavel Kohout, among others, in 1976.

2021 agreement between US and UK

thumb|Mehmed the Conqueror|Mehmed II's ahidnâme to the Catholic monks of the recently conquered Bosnia, issued in 1463, granting them full [[religious freedom and protection]] An Ahdname, achtiname, ahidnâme or athname (meaning the "Bill of Oath") is a type of Ottoman charter commonly referred to as a capitulation. During the early modern period, the Ottoman Empire called it an Ahidname-i-Humayun or an imperial pledge and the Ahdname functioned as an official agreement between the Empire and various European states.

documents dealing with Anglo-Saxon legal affairs

Algerian independentist proclamation

1983 European Union treaty

political charter

guiding document of the Commonwealth of Nation

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oldest manuscript of the Danish Code of Jutland

a covenant signed by the people of Scotland in 1638

charter stating the values of the Commonwealth