Politics & Law
Power and rules — governments, constitutions, and the laws that bind societies.
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The trial of Warren Hastings ran seven years - one of history's longest political trials
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Iceland's Althing began in 930 - but Tynwald is the oldest still running without a break
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Habeas corpus: the writ that forces the state to justify a detention
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San Marino's constitution dates from 1600 - the oldest still in force
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The Victoria Cross, Britain's highest military honor, is established
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