The Declaration of the Rights of Man passed on August 26, 1789 by the French National Constituent Assembly is still upheld, binded in the current constitution. The Declaration of The Rights of Man was drafted by Thomas Lafayette who took inspiration from the writings of Thomas Jefferson, hence the similarities to United States’ citizen rights. However, these rights only applied to white, males until the extension made to women of people of color in the Constitution of the Fourth Republic in 1946. Rights include liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. Citizens have the right to be innocent until proven guilty. They have the right to their opinions and freedom of speech and press. Everyone has the right to vote once they reach the age of 18. The people are all seen as equal. However some rights were left out including freedom to hold strikes, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. These rights were made constitutional in 1948 when the United Nations’ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified by the French Government ("Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the
The Declaration of the Rights of Man passed on August 26, 1789 by the French National Constituent Assembly is still upheld, binded in the current constitution. The Declaration of The Rights of Man was drafted by Thomas Lafayette who took inspiration from the writings of Thomas Jefferson, hence the similarities to United States’ citizen rights. However, these rights only applied to white, males until the extension made to women of people of color in the Constitution of the Fourth Republic in 1946. Rights include liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. Citizens have the right to be innocent until proven guilty. They have the right to their opinions and freedom of speech and press. Everyone has the right to vote once they reach the age of 18. The people are all seen as equal. However some rights were left out including freedom to hold strikes, freedom of assembly, and freedom of association. These rights were made constitutional in 1948 when the United Nations’ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified by the French Government ("Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the