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Declaration of the rights of man human rights. It was a concise expression of enlightenment values and ideas embraced by most political clubs and factions. The declaration of independence documentary duration. The declaration consists of 30 articles. 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 universal declaration of human rights udhr is a historic document that was adopted by the united nations general assembly at its third session on 10 december 1948 as resolution 217 at the palais de chaillot in paris france of the then 58 members of the united nations 48 voted in favour none against eight abstained and two did not vote. Drafted by representatives with different legal. The universal declaration of human rights the universal declaration of human rights udhr is a milestone document in the history of human rights.
The declaration of the rights of man and citizen was passed by the national constituent assembly in august 1789. The universal declaration of human rights udhr was adopted without dissent by the un general assembly on december 10 1948. Declaration of the rights of man. 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 calamities and of the corruption of governments have determined to set forth in a solemn declaration the natural unalienable and sacred rights of man in.
The catalogue of rights set out in it is scarcely less than the sum of most of the important traditional political and civil rights of national constitutions and legal systems including equality before the law. The declaration was drafted by the abbé sieyès and the marquis de lafayette in consultation with thomas jefferson. Universal declaration of human rights preamble whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom justice and peace in the world whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous. It was a constitutional document that guaranteed the rights of all individual frenchmen.