In the August of 1789 one of the most important pieces of legislation was created and passed, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Stemming from France’s National Assembly, the declaration holds one of the utmost importance when discussing the French Revolution, and the history of civil and human rights. It served as a firm assertion of the beliefs and values held by the revolutionaries, it was what they were fighting for. Consequently the declaration inspired an enormous amount of civil right constitutions and other forms of enactments all across the world. For instance, within the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, one could draw many parallels between both works. The Charter was created as a part of the Constitution
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Both the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms are based off on the idea of equality and “human” rights for all. The Charter states that “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.”, while in a similar aspect the Declaration discusses …show more content…
While in, turn it together with Magna Carta, the American Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, collectively inspired a large part of in large part the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in 1948. Consequently The Charter Of Rights and Freedoms wanted to entrench the principles enunciated in the Declaration of Human Rights. Therefore, there are a great deal of contrasts between the two legislations as they each reflect a different time and place in history. The Declaration reflects a time in which the rights of woman and many other races did not hold any importance, its main focus is on the typical French male citizen, while to Charter is geared towards everyone regardless of any factor, although most of the points in it refer only to Canadian citizens. In conclusion, based on how both France’s Declaration and Canada’s Charter are based upon liberal rights it comes at no surprise that one would be able to see how they mirror one another, given that there are of course difference dues to the periods of time from when they were created and
Both the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms are based off on the idea of equality and “human” rights for all. The Charter states that “Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability.”, while in a similar aspect the Declaration discusses …show more content…
While in, turn it together with Magna Carta, the American Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, collectively inspired a large part of in large part the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in 1948. Consequently The Charter Of Rights and Freedoms wanted to entrench the principles enunciated in the Declaration of Human Rights. Therefore, there are a great deal of contrasts between the two legislations as they each reflect a different time and place in history. The Declaration reflects a time in which the rights of woman and many other races did not hold any importance, its main focus is on the typical French male citizen, while to Charter is geared towards everyone regardless of any factor, although most of the points in it refer only to Canadian citizens. In conclusion, based on how both France’s Declaration and Canada’s Charter are based upon liberal rights it comes at no surprise that one would be able to see how they mirror one another, given that there are of course difference dues to the periods of time from when they were created and