Absolutist divine-right monarchy was an invention; maybe the magna carta was an early legal precedent defeating that concept in europe. But this is coming 2000 years * after * athenian democracy. What became the roman empire under legendary nut-jobs like caligula began as a republic formed from small city-states. So you can change in both directions.
This is a really interesting question (and I'm not a historian so don't take my 'legal advice' here).
I think it's important to distinguish between causes. Maybe industrial laborers never would have thought of forming a middle class in 18th century europe without the magna carta. Or maybe rights to life, property & due process are things anyone would choose any time the question is raised, but ordinary europeans couldn't get them until they could earn a living without negotiating with a feudal landowner. My vote is for economics.
I'm not likely to ever be in the situation apple is in. I'm more concerned about the courts compelling me to give my password than compelling me to write a backdoor to a device that I sold to the DOT.
This is a really interesting question (and I'm not a historian so don't take my 'legal advice' here).
I think it's important to distinguish between causes. Maybe industrial laborers never would have thought of forming a middle class in 18th century europe without the magna carta. Or maybe rights to life, property & due process are things anyone would choose any time the question is raised, but ordinary europeans couldn't get them until they could earn a living without negotiating with a feudal landowner. My vote is for economics.
I'm not likely to ever be in the situation apple is in. I'm more concerned about the courts compelling me to give my password than compelling me to write a backdoor to a device that I sold to the DOT.