- Justices of the king applied the king’s legal reforms uniformly throughout England.
- Over time, these became the basis for the common law of England.
Writs Established Legal Processes
- Writs were orders from a royal court or judge.
- Justices developed special writs that covered legal situations of everyday people.
Writs made courts more accessible to common people.
- Before, only powerful nobles had the resources and influence to take cases to court.
Common Law Protected Rights
- Over time, the common law developed and became more sophisticated.
- It began to protect more of the rights and freedoms of English people.
Magna Carta Limited Royal Power
- The decisions of royal judges helped bring equality to English law by providing a uniform system of justice that was available to all people, regardless of their social status.
- The writs established legal processes that were accessible to common people, and the common law protected their rights and freedoms.
- Magna Carta limited the power of the king and further protected the rights of English people.