It has been criticised from different points of view with directly opposing results.
Declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen significance. One major significance of the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen was that it was one of the first european governing documents to apply the concepts of the enlightenment to the. For example the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen set out a series of individual rights protected by law. The long awaited fourth installment of my french revolution series addresses the declaration of the rights of man and the citizen which was passed by the national assembly in 1789. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen was vitally important to the french revolution because it directly challenged the authority of louis xvi.
It was a concise expression of enlightenment values and ideas embraced by most political clubs and factions. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen written in august 1789 is a central document of the french revolution and fundamental to the history of both civil and human rights. 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. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen french.
The declaration was drafted by the abbé sieyès and the marquis de lafayette in consultation with thomas jefferson. It also talks about some rights many people have together. And sacred rights of man in order that this declaration being constantly before all the members of the social body shall remind them continually of their rights and duties. It was strongly influenced by america s declaration of independence written by thomas jefferson.
La déclaration des droits de l homme et du citoyen is one of the most important papers of the french revolution this paper explains a list of rights such as freedom of religion freedom of speech freedom of assembly and separation of powers all men have these rights. The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen french. The text declaration of the rights of man 1789. The marquis de lafayette a veteran of the american.
In order that the acts of the legislative power as well as those of. The declaration of the rights of man and of citizens by the french constituent assembly on august 26 1789 is one of the most significant events of the french revolution.