Massachusetts Body of Liberties
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal document
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| gptkbp:addresses |
freedom of religion
freedom of speech civil liberties criminal justice |
| gptkbp:contains |
fundamental rights
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| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
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| gptkbp:established |
rights of individuals
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Massachusetts Body of Liberties
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| gptkbp:includes |
provisions for due process
provisions for trial by jury |
| gptkbp:influenced |
later legal documents
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:English_common_law
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| gptkbp:isActiveIn |
legal_critiques
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| gptkbp:isAssociatedWith |
Puritan_governance
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| gptkbp:isCitedBy |
scholars of legal history
|
| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
constitutional debates
|
| gptkbp:isConsidered |
legal historians
a landmark in legal history a_precursor_to_the_Bill_of_Rights |
| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
legal textbooks
constitutional experts |
| gptkbp:isDividedInto |
sections
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| gptkbp:isExaminedBy |
historical research
law scholars |
| gptkbp:isFiledIn |
gptkb:English_language
|
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
development of civil rights
the_Great_Fundamentals |
| gptkbp:isNotableFor |
its progressive nature for the time
|
| gptkbp:isPartOf |
the history of human rights
the_foundation_of_American_democracy American_legal_tradition Massachusetts_colonial_history |
| gptkbp:isPublishedIn |
various legal anthologies
|
| gptkbp:isReferencedIn |
historical documents
academic papers court cases legal_history_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:isRegardedAs |
a_foundational_document_of_American_law
|
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
gptkb:the_English_Bill_of_Rights
the Magna Carta |
| gptkbp:isServedBy |
gptkb:Massachusetts_State_Archives
|
| gptkbp:isStudiedIn |
law schools
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| gptkbp:isUsedBy |
a reference for legal arguments
|
| gptkbp:isUsedIn |
legal_arguments
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitution
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| gptkbp:significance |
first comprehensive code of laws in New England
|
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1641
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