Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:law
|
| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
1641 |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Nathaniel_Ward
|
| gptkbp:contains |
protection against double jeopardy
right to due process prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment protection of property rights liberty of free speech protection of trial by jury |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first legal code established by European colonists in New England
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Body of Liberties
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Magna_Carta
English common law |
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Massachusetts
|
| gptkbp:numberOfLiberties |
100
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
limit government power
define rights and liberties of colonists |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Puritan_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|