Orlyk Constitution

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The Orlyk Constitution is an early 18th-century Ukrainian constitutional document, often regarded as one of Europe’s first democratic constitutions, outlining a system of government with separated powers and Cossack rights.

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Bendery Constitution 1
Orlyk Constitution canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ukrainian political document ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ
early modern constitution ⓘ
historical legal document ⓘ
aimsTo limit arbitrary power of the hetman ⓘ
strengthen rule of law ⓘ
appliesTo Cossack Hetmanate ⓘ
Zaporozhian Host ⓘ
author Pylyp Orlyk ⓘ
coAuthor Cossack officers ⓘ
containsPrinciple accountability of hetman to the council ⓘ
protection of Orthodox faith ⓘ
separation of legislative and executive powers ⓘ
country Cossack Hetmanate ⓘ
dateWritten 1710 ⓘ
definesFormOfGovernment limited hetman authority ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
establishesBody Cossack officer council ⓘ
General Council ⓘ
Hetman government ⓘ
follows Cossack customary law ⓘ
guarantees Cossack rights ⓘ
privileges of the Zaporozhian Host ⓘ
historicalSignificance early example of democratic constitutional thought ⓘ
one of Europe’s earliest constitutional acts ⓘ
influencedBy Cossack political traditions ⓘ
European political thought ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Old Ukrainian ⓘ
placeSigned Bender ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
politicalIdeology Cossack republican tradition ⓘ
early constitutionalism ⓘ
preservedAs manuscript copies ⓘ
recognizedAs monument of Ukrainian legal thought ⓘ
regulates military obligations of Cossacks ⓘ
relations between hetman and Cossack officers ⓘ
taxation in the Cossack Hetmanate ⓘ
relatedTo Pylyp Orlyk ⓘ
Ukrainian statehood ⓘ
history of Ukraine ⓘ
subject foreign policy of the Cossack Hetmanate ⓘ
organization of Cossack state ⓘ
rights and duties of Cossacks ⓘ
timePeriod early 18th century ⓘ
year 1710 ⓘ

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Pylyp Orlyk → notableWork → Bendery Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Orlyk Constitution