Excerpt from The Origin and Development of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Illinois: Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Political Science in the Graduate School of the University of Illinois, 1910
The example of Virginia in thus formally declaring certain rights and liberties of the people to pertain to them and their posterity as the basis and foundation of government was followed in every one of the eleven states which adopted constitutions following the resolution of the Continental Congress in May 1776 advising such action on the part of the colonies.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the origins and evolution of fundamental rights in the law of the United States. The author traces the development of these rights from their roots in English common law to their embodiment in the U.S. Constitution and state constitutions. The book examines the influence of natural law theory and the American Revolution on the development of fundamental rights and discusses the ongoing debate over the scope and interpretation of these rights. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781527935471_0
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