British Jewish Relief Act 1858

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The British Jewish Relief Act 1858 was a landmark law of the United Kingdom that removed remaining civil disabilities on Jews, enabling them to sit in Parliament and marking a major step in Jewish emancipation.

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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
emancipation law
affects Jewish citizens of the United Kingdom
eligibility of Jews for membership in the House of Commons
eligibility of Jews for membership in the House of Lords
aim to place Jews on a more equal civil footing with Christians in the United Kingdom
to remove remaining legal barriers preventing Jews from sitting in Parliament
appliesToJurisdiction United Kingdom
chamberInvolved House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
House of Lords of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
chronologyWithinTopic late phase of Jewish emancipation in Britain
country United Kingdom
enables Jews to sit in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
field civil rights law
constitutional law
religious freedom law
followedBy further legislation expanding religious equality in the United Kingdom
hasConsequence enabled prominent British Jews to take seats in Parliament
symbolized growing acceptance of Jews in British public life
hasSignificance major step in Jewish emancipation in Britain
historicalPeriod Victorian era
influenced later debates on religious tests for public office in the United Kingdom
influencedBy liberal political ideas of the 19th century
languageOfWork English
legalDomain public law
legalEffect allowed Jewish members of Parliament to omit explicitly Christian phrases from the parliamentary oath
removed remaining civil disabilities on Jews in the United Kingdom
legalStatus in force as part of the historical statute law record
legislativeBody Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
locationOfEnactment Westminster NERFINISHED
motivation desire to resolve the issue of Jewish parliamentary disabilities
pressure from advocates of religious equality
partOf Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom
precededBy earlier measures of Jewish emancipation in the United Kingdom
relatedTo Jewish emancipation in Europe
Oaths Act 1858 NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 NERFINISHED
subject civil rights of Jews
parliamentary oaths
religious equality
temporalContext 19th century
typeOfChange constitutional change in parliamentary qualifications
yearOfEnactment 1858

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Jewish emancipation keyEvent British Jewish Relief Act 1858