English Bill of Rights

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Act of Parliament constitutional document legal instrument

The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament → constitutional document → legal instrument →
alsoKnownAs	An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown → Bill of Rights 1689 →
appliesTo	subjects of the English Crown →
country	Kingdom of England →
dateEnacted	1689-12-16 →
establishedPrinciple	freedom of speech in Parliament → frequent parliaments should be held → independence of the judiciary implied → monarch may not levy taxes without grant of Parliament → monarch may not suspend laws without consent of Parliament → prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments → prohibition of excessive bail → prohibition of excessive fines → right of Protestants to have arms for their defence within the rule of law → right to petition the monarch →
followedBy	Act of Settlement 1701 →
historicalPeriod	Glorious Revolution →
influenced	United States Bill of Rights → constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom → development of liberal democracy → human rights law traditions in common law countries →
inspiredBy	Declaration of Right 1689 →
jurisdiction	England → Wales →
language	English →
legalEffect	confirmed that the Crown could not maintain a standing army in peacetime without parliamentary consent → restricted royal interference in parliamentary elections →
legalStatus	statute →
legislativeBody	Parliament of England →
limitedPowerOf	English monarchy →
locationSigned	Westminster →
mainPurpose	to affirm certain rights and liberties of subjects → to limit the powers of the monarchy → to regulate the succession to the English throne →
monarchInvolved	Mary II of England → William III of England →
partOf	United Kingdom constitutional law →
precededBy	Glorious Revolution of 1688 →
setsOut	conditions for accepting William III and Mary II as joint sovereigns →
strengthenedPowerOf	Parliament of England →
subject	civil liberties → constitutional law → parliamentary sovereignty → rule of law → separation of powers →
yearEnacted	1689 →

Referenced by (38)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) ("Bill of Rights 1689 (England and Wales)") → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 ("Bill of Rights 1689") → The Immortal Seven → Toleration Act 1689 ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	relatedTo
British monarchy ("Bill of Rights 1689") → Queen of Grenada ("Bill of Rights 1689") → Queen of New Zealand ("Bill of Rights 1689") → Queen of Solomon Islands ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	successionLaw
Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts) ("English Bill of Rights of 1689") → Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution ("English Bill of Rights of 1689") → English Bill of Rights ("Declaration of Right 1689") →	inspiredBy
English Bill of Rights ("Bill of Rights 1689") → English Bill of Rights ("An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown") →	alsoKnownAs
Magna Carta → Petition of Right 1628 ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	influenced
Bill of Rights ("English Bill of Rights of 1689") → United States Constitution →	influencedBy
Glorious Revolution ("Declaration of Right 1689") → Glorious Revolution ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	legalInstrument
Parliament of England ("Bill of Rights 1689") → Stuart period ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	significantEvent
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	amends
House of Commons of England ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	associatedWithLegalInstrument
Anne, Queen of Great Britain ("Glorious Revolution settlement") →	causeOfSuccession
Crown in right of the United Kingdom ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	constitutionalDocumentsInclude
British monarch ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	furtherDefinedBy
Bloodless Revolution ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	hasEffect
English law ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	hasKeyStatute
Petition Clause ("English Bill of Rights of 1689") →	historicalInfluence
Constitution of the United Kingdom ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	includes
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	includesNotableExample
Bloodless Revolution ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	legalDocument
Virginia Declaration of Rights →	precededBy
Act of Settlement 1701 ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	predecessorLaw
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	relatedLegislation
Declaration of Indulgence ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	repealedBy
Glorious Revolution ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	resultedIn
English Whigs ("Bill of Rights 1689") →	supportedDocument