The English Bill of Rights 1689

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_documents
gptkbp:allows standing army in peacetime without consent
gptkbp:applies_to subjects of the British Crown
gptkbp:date_enacted 1689
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:ensures free elections
gptkbp:establishes civil liberties
right to bear arms
gptkbp:has_limitations powers of the monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The English Bill of Rights 1689
gptkbp:includes freedom of speech
prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment
right to petition
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:European_Enlightenment_thinkers
gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Glorious_Revolution
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkb:Montesquieu
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
historical anniversaries
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
court rulings
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark document
a precursor to modern human rights documents
a foundational text for liberal democracy
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:political_theory
gptkbp:is_divided_into sections
gptkbp:is_examined_in legal studies
gptkbp:is_influential_in democratic movements
constitutional reforms
gptkbp:is_part_of British constitutional law
the history of democracy
the constitutional framework of the UK
the legal history of England
gptkbp:is_protected_by freedom from excessive bail
freedom from fines and forfeitures without trial
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:international_law
gptkbp:is_referenced_in gptkb:scholars
gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Magna_Carta
gptkb:Act_of_Settlement_1701
gptkbp:is_studied_in law schools
gptkbp:is_taught_in history classes
gptkbp:is_used_for a reference for other countries' constitutions
gptkbp:preserved_by gptkb:British_Library
gptkbp:ratified_by William III and Mary II
gptkbp:repealed_by Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
gptkbp:requires regular parliaments
gptkbp:significance foundation of constitutional monarchy
gptkbp:written_in gptkb:language
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5