What is the cultural, historical and political background for this document? Does it end a war, mark the subjugation of a people or define a contract between two entities? What relevant history preceeds or is attached to this document?
What is the purpose of the document? What prompted its creation? What is it trying to achieve?
How did the public react? Were they thrilled, excited, angry or bananas? What are the long-lasting repercussions of the document? Is it a national embarassment or treasure? What kind of precedent did the document set? Did it start a magical revolution (e.g. the banning of Necromancy), or change the power that a King holds over his barons (e.g. Magna Carta)?
What are authoring, ratification and expiration dates if any? What is (or was) the effective duration of the document's content? Did it last a day, a week or a hundred years? Is the document publicly accessible, private, or completely clandestine? Under which laws, and whose juristiction, is the document valid?