Topic summary
Liberties
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Liberty.
History
Roman law also embraced certain limited forms of liberty, even under the rule of the Roman Emperors. However, these liberties were accorded only to Roman citizens. Many liberties established under Roman law endured through the Middle Ages, but were generally limited to the nobility and ruling classes, seldom extending to common people. The idea of inalienable and universal liberties had to wait until the Age of Enlightenment.