Orlyk Constitution
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Ukrainian political document
constitutional document
early modern constitution
historical legal document
The Orlyk Constitution is an early 18th-century Ukrainian constitutional document, often regarded as one of Europe’s first democratic constitutions, outlining a system of government with separated powers and Cossack rights.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bendery Constitution | 1 |
| Orlyk Constitution canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ukrainian political document
ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ early modern constitution ⓘ historical legal document ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
limit arbitrary power of the hetman
ⓘ
strengthen rule of law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Cossack Hetmanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaporozhian Host NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pylyp Orlyk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Cossack officers ⓘ |
| containsPrinciple |
accountability of hetman to the council
ⓘ
protection of Orthodox faith ⓘ separation of legislative and executive powers ⓘ |
| country | Cossack Hetmanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1710 ⓘ |
| definesFormOfGovernment |
limited hetman authority
ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ |
| establishesBody |
Cossack officer council
ⓘ
General Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Hetman government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Cossack customary law ⓘ |
| guarantees |
Cossack rights
ⓘ
privileges of the Zaporozhian Host ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of democratic constitutional thought
ⓘ
one of Europe’s earliest constitutional acts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cossack political traditions
ⓘ
European political thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Ukrainian ⓘ |
| placeSigned |
Bender
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
Cossack republican tradition
ⓘ
early constitutionalism ⓘ |
| preservedAs | manuscript copies ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | monument of Ukrainian legal thought ⓘ |
| regulates |
military obligations of Cossacks
ⓘ
relations between hetman and Cossack officers ⓘ taxation in the Cossack Hetmanate ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pylyp Orlyk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukrainian statehood ⓘ history of Ukraine ⓘ |
| subject |
foreign policy of the Cossack Hetmanate
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organization of Cossack state ⓘ rights and duties of Cossacks ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| year | 1710 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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Bendery Constitution