French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a foundational 1789 document of the French Revolution that proclaims universal individual rights and the principles of national sovereignty, liberty, and equality before the law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional document
foundational text of the French Revolution
historical document
human rights declaration
legal document
adoptedBy National Constituent Assembly
surface form: National Constituent Assembly of France
alsoKnownAs French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
surface form: Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen de 1789
countryOfOrigin France
dateAdopted 1789-08-26
definesPrinciple law as expression of the general will
presumption of innocence
separation of powers
tax equality
draftingBegan 1789-07
guaranteesRight due process of law
freedom of expression
freedom of opinion
freedom of religion
property
hasLegalSystemContext French public law
hasNumberOfArticles 17
incorporatedInto French constitutional bloc
influenced European human rights instruments
French Constitution of 1791
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
later French constitutions
influencedBy American Declaration of Independence
American state constitutions
Enlightenment philosophy
works of Montesquieu
works of Rousseau
legalStatusInFrance has constitutional value
originalLanguage French
partOf French Revolution
placeOfAdoption Paris
proclaims equality before the law
inalienable rights
liberty
national sovereignty
natural rights
resistance to oppression
security
universal individual rights
states men are born and remain free and equal in rights
sovereignty resides essentially in the nation
subjectOf constitutional case law of the French Constitutional Council
yearAdopted 1789

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American Declaration of Independence influenced French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
subject surface form: United States Declaration of Independence
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité influencedBy French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French Revolution keyEvent French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French Revolution keyDocument French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Constitution of the Fifth Republic hasPreamble French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
Marquis de Lafayette drafted French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen alsoKnownAs French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen de 1789
French Constitution of 1791 recognizedDocument French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
French Constitution of 1791 incorporatedRightsFrom French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
French Constitution of 1793 contains French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1793
National Constituent Assembly significantAchievement French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
National Constituent Assembly keyDocumentProduced French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French Constitution of 1795 containsDeclaration French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and of the Citizen
Virginia Declaration of Rights influenced French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man precededBy French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam influencedBy French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam quotedDocument French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
George Mason influenced French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Storming of the Bastille followedBy French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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French Enlightenment influenced French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
August Decrees of 1789 followedBy French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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Virginia Constitution of 1776 influenced French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Reflections on the Revolution in France opposes French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French 1946 Constitution inspiredBy French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
Constitution of 4 October 1958 preambleRefersTo French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
French Constitution recognizes French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
subject surface form: Constitution of the Fifth Republic
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
National Assembly significantAchievement French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
subject surface form: National Assembly (French Revolution)
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
National Assembly adopted French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
subject surface form: National Assembly (French Revolution)
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French constitutional bloc includesText French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
De la Révolution et de la Constitution relatedTo French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
du Motier advocatedFor French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
subject surface form: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
this entity surface form: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen