French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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constitutional document foundational text of the French Revolution historical document human rights declaration legal document

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a foundational 1789 document of the French Revolution that proclaims universal individual rights and the principles of national sovereignty, liberty, and equality before the law.

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Label	Occurrences
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen	21
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789	6
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen canonical	5
Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and of the Citizen	1
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1793	1
Die Erklärung der Menschen- und Bürgerrechte	1
Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen de 1789	1
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Context triple: [United States Declaration of Independence, influenced, French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]

A. American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
B. Constitution of the Fifth Republic
The Constitution of the Fifth Republic is the foundational legal charter of modern France, establishing its semi-presidential system of government and defining the powers and relationships of its main political institutions.
C. Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.
D. The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
E. The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Target entity description: The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a foundational 1789 document of the French Revolution that proclaims universal individual rights and the principles of national sovereignty, liberty, and equality before the law.

A. American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
B. Constitution of the Fifth Republic
The Constitution of the Fifth Republic is the foundational legal charter of modern France, establishing its semi-presidential system of government and defining the powers and relationships of its main political institutions.
C. Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee fundamental civil liberties and protections for individuals against government power.
D. The Spirit of the Laws
The Spirit of the Laws is a foundational 1748 political treatise by Montesquieu that systematically analyzes forms of government and famously articulates the doctrine of separation of powers.
E. The Social Contract
The Social Contract is a seminal 1762 political philosophy treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that argues legitimate government is based on a collective agreement formed by the general will of the people.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional document ⓘ foundational text of the French Revolution ⓘ historical document ⓘ human rights declaration ⓘ legal document ⓘ
adoptedBy	National Constituent Assembly of France ⓘ linked to: National Constituent Assembly
alsoKnownAs	Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen de 1789 ⓘ linked to: French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
dateAdopted	1789-08-26 ⓘ
definesPrinciple	law as expression of the general will ⓘ presumption of innocence ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ tax equality ⓘ
draftingBegan	1789-07 ⓘ
guaranteesRight	due process of law ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ freedom of opinion ⓘ freedom of religion ⓘ property ⓘ
hasLegalSystemContext	French public law ⓘ
hasNumberOfArticles	17 ⓘ
incorporatedInto	French constitutional bloc ⓘ
influenced	European human rights instruments ⓘ French Constitution of 1791 ⓘ Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ later French constitutions ⓘ
influencedBy	American Declaration of Independence ⓘ American state constitutions ⓘ Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ works of Montesquieu ⓘ works of Rousseau ⓘ
legalStatusInFrance	has constitutional value ⓘ
originalLanguage	French ⓘ
partOf	French Revolution ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	Paris ⓘ
proclaims	equality before the law ⓘ inalienable rights ⓘ liberty ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ natural rights ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ security ⓘ universal individual rights ⓘ
states	men are born and remain free and equal in rights ⓘ sovereignty resides essentially in the nation ⓘ
subjectOf	constitutional case law of the French Constitutional Council ⓘ
yearAdopted	1789 ⓘ

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Referenced by (37)

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United States Declaration of Independence → influenced → French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ⓘ

subject linked to: American Declaration of Independence

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité → influencedBy → Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ⓘ