Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk

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The Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk is an early 18th-century Ukrainian political charter often regarded as one of Europe’s first democratic constitutions, outlining a separation of powers and limiting the authority of the Cossack hetman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ukrainian political document
constitutional charter
historical document
legal code
aimsTo limit autocratic power of the hetman
strengthen rights of the Cossack council
appliesTo Cossack Hetmanate
Cossacks
surface form: Zaporozhian Host
author Pylyp Orlyk
country Cossack Hetmanate
dateWritten 1710
describedAs early example of separation of powers
one of Europe’s first democratic constitutions
establishes Council of Officers
Cossack Rada
surface form: General Council of the Cossacks

separate executive branch
separate judicial branch
separate legislative branch
follows Cossack customary law
hasAlternativeName Orlyk Constitution
Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk
surface form: Pacts and Constitutions of the Rights and Freedoms of the Zaporizhian Host
hasPart 16 articles
preamble
hasTitleInUkrainian Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Пакти і Конституції законів та вольностей Війська Запорозького
historicalPeriod early 18th century
influencedBy Orthodox political thought
Treaty of Bender
alliance with Sweden
language Latin
Old Ukrainian
locationOfCopy Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in Kyiv
locationOfManuscript Swedish National Archives
surface form: National Archives of Sweden
mainSubject Orthodox Church autonomy
limitation of hetman’s authority
relationship between Hetmanate and Sweden
rights of Cossack officers
rights of common Cossacks
separation of powers
placeWritten Bender
politicalIdeology Cossack republicanism
early constitutionalism
regulates land ownership
military obligations
taxation in the Hetmanate
signedBy Charles XII of Sweden
Cossack officers
Pylyp Orlyk
supports independence of the Cossack Hetmanate from the Tsardom of Russia
protection of peasants from abuses
protection of townspeople

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Cossack Hetmanate constitutionalDocument Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk
Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk hasTitleInUkrainian Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Пакти і Конституції законів та вольностей Війська Запорозького
Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk hasAlternativeName Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk
this entity surface form: Pacts and Constitutions of the Rights and Freedoms of the Zaporizhian Host
Pylyp Orlyk notableWork Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk
Pylyp Orlyk author Constitution of Pylyp Orlyk