RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE CITIZEN, DECLARATION OF

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RIGHTS OF MAN AND OF THE CITIZEN, DECLARATION OF , a sort of manifesto issued in 1789 by the Constituent Assembly in the French Revolution, to be inscribed at the head of the constitution when it should be completed. It stated the fundamental principles which inspired the revolution. Historians have traced a connexion with the declarations of rights which preceded the constitution of some of the states of the American Union, especially of Virginia, but the situation in France at the time, and the influence of the writings of the philosophes made the proposal for such a statement very natural. The declaration overturned the political and social principles upon which the existent regime stood. It has served as a base for modern civil legislation and is still a force in European history. The final text voted by the Assembly was accepted by the king on the 5th of October 1789, at first conditionally, then with modifications. It contains a preamble and 17 articles. They proclaim and define political equality and liberty in its various manifestations, determine the character of the law and the conditions of its application, and state at the same time the restrictions upon the individual will which are necessary
for the benefit of society. Similar declarations were attached to the constitution of 1793 and to that of the year III.
See E. Blum, La Declaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen, text with commentary (Paris, 1902); L.

Bourgeois

BOURGEOIS
BOURGEOIS, LEON VICTOR AUGUSTE (1851– )

and A. Metin, Declaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen, 1789 (Paris, 1901); G. Jellinck, Die Erklarung der Menschen and Biirgerrechte (

Leipzig

LEIPZIG

, 1895). This study has been translated into English by Rudolf Tombo (New

York

YORK
YORK (
HOUSE
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- HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
  Gothic
  - GOTHIC
  it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)
OF)
YORK, EDMUND OF
LANGLEY
- LANGLEY, SAMUEL PIERPONT (1834-1906)
, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
YORK, EDWARD
YORK, FREDERICK
AUGUSTUS
- AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)
, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

), and has aroused considerable controversy; see E. Boutmy, " La Declaration des droits de 1'homme et du citoyen et M. Jellinck," in Annales des sciences politiques for the 15th of July 1902; also E.

Walsh

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HENRY
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- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng.
  home
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- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
(1810-1888)
WALSH, PETER [VALESIUS] (c. 1618-1688)
WALSH, WILLIAM (1663—1708)

, La Declaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen et l'assemblee constituant, Travaux preparatoires (Paris, 1903).

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