Virginia Declaration of Rights
GPTKB entity
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
document
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| gptkbp:addresses |
cruel and unusual punishment
excessive bail right to life, liberty, and property |
| gptkbp:approves |
individual liberties
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| gptkbp:bornIn |
June 12, 1776
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
Supreme_Court_cases
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| gptkbp:claims |
government derives power from the consent of the governed
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| gptkbp:contains |
27 articles
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| gptkbp:discusses |
the right to freedom of association
the right to privacy the right to a jury trial the right to due process the right to freedom from discrimination the right to freedom of assembly the right to a public trial the right to a speedy trial the right to appeal a conviction the right to be informed of charges the right to confront witnesses the right to property the right to legal counsel the right to a fair hearing the right to an impartial jury the right to security of person the right to freedom of movement the right to freedom of speech the right to freedom from arbitrary arrest the right to compulsory process for obtaining witnesses the right to a presumption of innocence the right to compensation for wrongful conviction the right to freedom from double jeopardy the right to freedom from self-incrimination the right to protection from bills of attainder the right to protection from ex post facto laws the right to protection from government overreach the right to protection from invasion of privacy the right to protection from unreasonable searches and seizures |
| gptkbp:draft |
gptkb:George_Mason
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| gptkbp:emphasizes |
freedom of religion
right to a fair trial freedom of the press right to bear arms right to assemble right to petition the government |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Convention
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| gptkbp:established |
separation of powers
fundamental rights |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:American_Revolution
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Declaration of Rights
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| gptkbp:includes |
American_historical_documents
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:United_Nations_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
state constitutions French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:U.S._Bill_of_Rights
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Virginia_Constitution
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| gptkbp:promotes |
equality before the law
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Virginia_Gazette
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| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
legal scholars
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| gptkbp:recognizes |
natural rights
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| gptkbp:research |
law schools
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| gptkbp:significance |
First_Bill_of_Rights_in_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:translatedInto |
multiple languages
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