Description

Overview:

The "Declaration of the Rights of Man" was approved by the National Assembly of France on August 26, 1789. It is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human rights. It is included in the preamble of the constitutions of both the Fourth French Republic (1946) and Fifth Republic (1958) and is still current. Read the text of the document here.

Subject:

Arts and Humanities, Political Science

Level:

High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Primary Source, Reading

Provider:

Yale University

Provider Set:

Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Law Library

Date Added:

03/20/2014