Declaration of Right

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The Declaration of Right was a foundational 1689 English constitutional document that limited the powers of the monarchy and affirmed certain rights of Parliament and subjects, paving the way for the Bill of Rights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English legal document ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
adoptedBy Convention Parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Declaration of Right of 1689 ⓘ
Declaration of Rights ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
asserted freedom of election of members of Parliament ⓘ
rights and liberties of the subject ⓘ
that the monarch could not levy taxes without grant of Parliament ⓘ
that the monarch could not suspend laws without consent of Parliament ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1689 ⓘ
draftedIn 1689 ⓘ
effect contributed to establishment of constitutional monarchy in England ⓘ
restricted the power of the English monarch ⓘ
strengthened parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
followedBy Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
inception 13 February 1689 ⓘ
influenced development of constitutional monarchy in Britain ⓘ
later British constitutional documents ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus constitutional significance in English law ⓘ
foundation for the Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of England ⓘ
location Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
mainSubject civil rights of subjects ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
limitation of royal prerogative ⓘ
rights of Parliament ⓘ
partOf English constitutional settlement of 1689 ⓘ
precededBy reign of James II of England ⓘ
purpose to affirm the rights and liberties of subjects ⓘ
to affirm the rights and privileges of Parliament ⓘ
to limit the powers of the English monarchy ⓘ
relatedTo Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
Glorious Revolution ⓘ
significantEvent Glorious Revolution ⓘ
significantFigure James II of England ⓘ
Mary II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
statedIn Convention Parliament of 1689 ⓘ
topic English constitutional history ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
rule of law in England ⓘ
year 1689 ⓘ

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Bloodless Revolution → legalDocument → Declaration of Right ⓘ
The Immortal Seven → relatedTo → Declaration of Right (1689) ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of Right
Convention Parliament of 1689 → significantResolution → Declaration of Right 1689 ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of Right
Declaration of Right → alsoKnownAs → Declaration of Right of 1689 ⓘ
linked to: Declaration of Right
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers → notableWork → Declaration of Right ⓘ