Déclaration des droits de l homme et du citoyen de 1789 set by france s national constituent assembly in 1789 is a human civil rights document from the french revolution.
Declaration of the rights of man and citizen pdf. The text remains an active part of the french constitution. The declaration was drafted by the abbé sieyès and the marquis de lafayette in consultation with thomas jefferson. Declaration of the rights of man and citizen approved by the national assembly of france august 26 1789 the representatives of the french people organized as a national assembly believing that the ignorance neglect or contempt of the rights of man are the sole cause of public. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen french.
The declaration of the rights of man and citizen was the brainchild of the marquis de lafayette who d been a big part of the french military help in the american revolutionary war and thomas jefferson who had some prior experience writing documents that outlined the basis for a new form of government that didn t include monarchs. The french revolution and the organization of justice declaration of the rights of man and the citizen. No man should be accused arrested or held in confinement except in cases determined by the law and according to the forms which it has prescribed. All who promote solicit execute or cause to be executed arbitrary orders ought to be punished.
Déclaration des droits de l homme et du citoyen passed by france s national constituent assembly in august 1789 is a fundamental document of the french revolution and in the history of human and civil rights. 1 the declaration was directly influenced by thomas jefferson working with general lafayette who introduced it. The representatives of the french people organized in a national assembly considering that ignorance forgetfulness or contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes of public miseries and the corruption of governments have resolved to set forth in a solemn declaration the. The deputies debated this declaration fiercely and voted on it article by article throughout the week of 20 26 august 1789.
Representation of the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen by jean jacques françois le barbier c 1789. Modeled on the 1789 document known as the declaration of the rights of man and of the male citizen déclaration des droits de l homme et du citoyen gouges s manifesto asserted that women are equal to men in society and as such entitled to the same citizenship rights.