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The 1689 English Bill of Rights

Object type: Document
Formal Title: An Act declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject
Creator: The British Parliement
Date Created: 1689
Origin: England
Current Location: England

This document is taken directly from the English statute books and shows how the 1689 Bill of Rights still appears in the law books. Note the use of f's instead of s's.

The statute is formally known as Chapter number 2 (Cap. II) of the first year of the reign (anno regni) of King William and Queen Mary (Gulielmi & Mari primo).

See the 1689 Bill of Rights for further background on this most historic document.

This statute can be found as presented in the law libraries of all common law libraries holding the Statutes of England.

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Unless otherwise noted, this article was written by Lloyd Duhaime, Barrister, Solicitor, Attorney and Lawyer (and Notary Public!). It is not intended to be legal advice and you would be foolhardy to rely on it in respect to any specific situation you or an acquaintance may be facing. In addition, the law changes rapidly and sometimes with little notice so from time to time, an article may not be up to date. Therefore, this is merely legal information designed to educate the reader. If you have a real situation, this information will serve as a good springboard to get legal advice from a lawyer.

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