Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Virginia Declaration of Rights
-
Measure adopted by the colony of Virginia (June 12, 1776).
Drafted by George Mason, it stated that "all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights" and specified such civil liberties as freedom of the press and freedom of religion. It became a model for the
Bill of Rights.
* * *
▪ United States history
in U.S. constitutional history, declaration of rights of the citizen adopted June 12, 1776, by the constitutional convention of the colony of Virginia. It was a model for the Bill of Rights (
Rights, Bill of) added to the U.S. Constitution 15 years later. The Virginia declaration, largely the work of George Mason (
Mason, George), was widely read by political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. It declared that “all men are by nature equally free and independent and have certain inherent rights” of which they cannot deprive themselves or their posterity. These rights were “the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.” Specific civil liberties enumerated included freedom of the press, the free exercise of religion, and the injunction that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land or by the judgment of his peers.
* * *
Universalium.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Virginia Declaration of Rights — Statement of rights adopted by the colony of Virginia in 1776, which served as the model for the U.S. Constitution s Bill of Rights. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Virginia Declaration of Rights … Law dictionary
Virginia Declaration of Rights — [və dʒɪnjə deklə reɪʃn əv raɪts], im Wesentlichen von George Mason (* 1725, ✝ 1792) entworfene Grundrechtserklärung des Staates Virginia (12. 6. 1776, die in der Folge zum Vorbild für Bürger und Menschenrechtskataloge in den USA (u. a. Bill of… … Universal-Lexikon
Virginia Declaration of Rights — [ right|thumb|George Mason was the principal author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights.] The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent natural rights of men, including the right to rebel against… … Wikipedia
Virginia Declaration of Rights — George Mason Die Virginia Declaration of Rights, die Grundrechteerklärung von Virginia, ist ein hauptsächlich von George Mason formuliertes historisches Dokument, das im Zuge der Abnabelung Virginias vom Königreich Großbritannien entstand und vom … Deutsch Wikipedia
Virginia Bill of Rights — George Mason Die Virginia Declaration of Rights, die Grundrechteerklärung von Virginia, ist ein hauptsächlich von George Mason formuliertes historisches Dokument, das im Zuge der Abnabelung Virginias vom Königreich Großbritannien entstand und vom … Deutsch Wikipedia
Declaration of Rights — may refer to: Bill of Rights 1689, enacted by the Parliament of England Declaration of Rights and Grievances, 1765 colonial protest in North America to the British Stamp Act Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, 1774… … Wikipedia
Declaration of Rights and Grievances — For the declaration resulting from the 1774 Coercive Acts, see Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress. The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a document created during the Committees of Correspondence declaring that… … Wikipedia
Declaration d'independance des Etats-Unis d'Amerique — Déclaration d indépendance des États Unis La Déclaration d indépendance est un texte politique par lequel les Treize Colonies britanniques d Amérique du Nord ont fait sécession du Royaume Uni, le 4 juillet 1776. Ce texte est marqué par… … Wikipédia en Français
Déclaration D'indépendance Des États-Unis D'Amérique — Déclaration d indépendance des États Unis La Déclaration d indépendance est un texte politique par lequel les Treize Colonies britanniques d Amérique du Nord ont fait sécession du Royaume Uni, le 4 juillet 1776. Ce texte est marqué par… … Wikipédia en Français
Déclaration d'indépendance américaine — Déclaration d indépendance des États Unis La Déclaration d indépendance est un texte politique par lequel les Treize Colonies britanniques d Amérique du Nord ont fait sécession du Royaume Uni, le 4 juillet 1776. Ce texte est marqué par… … Wikipédia en Français
