the English Bill of Rights

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal document
gptkbp:allows cruel and unusual punishment
excessive bail
gptkbp:appliesTo subjects_of_the_British_Crown
gptkbp:enactedBy 1689
gptkbp:ensures freedom of speech
right to petition
gptkbp:established gptkb:Parliament_of_England
right to a fair trial
right to bear arms
protection of property rights
protection against arbitrary arrest
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the English Bill of Rights
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:influencedBy Glorious Revolution
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:William_III_of_England
gptkb:Mary_II_of_England
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor historical commemorations
gptkbp:isCitedBy scholars of constitutional law
gptkbp:isCitedIn political debates
court rulings
gptkbp:isConsidered a precursor to modern constitutions
a foundational document of democracy
a landmark in civil liberties
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political philosophy
gptkbp:isDocumentedIn historical texts
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy Lockean principles of government
gptkbp:isPartOf the evolution of parliamentary democracy
the_legal_framework_of_the_UK
constitutional_law_of_the_United_Kingdom
the_history_of_British_constitutional_development
gptkbp:isRecognizedBy legal historians
gptkbp:isReferencedIn gptkb:the_European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
legal cases
the_Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
gptkbp:isRelatedTo gptkb:Magna_Carta
Act of Settlement 1701
Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949
gptkbp:isTaughtIn law schools
gptkbp:isUsedBy a reference for modern human rights legislation
gptkbp:requires free elections
regular parliaments
freedom from taxation without representation
gptkbp:significance limited the powers of the monarchy