Bill of Rights 1689 glyph The Bill of Rights 1689 (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) is an act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and changed the succession to the English Crown. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Enacted YearSourced to the subject's own account Enacted DateSourced to the subject's own account JurisdictionSourced to the subject's own accountEngland and Wales, Ireland 1 Enacted BySourced to the subject's own account Official CitationSourced to the subject's own account1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 2 1 Legal StatusSourced to the subject's own account EraSourced to the subject's own accountRoyal assent 16 December 1689 1 Identity
SymbolSourced to the subject's own accountA parliamentary act document, drafted with a quill, setting out basic civil rights. 1 Legal Status
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What is the official legal citation of the Bill of Rights 1689?
1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 2
The Bill of Rights 1689 carries the official citation 1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 2. It was passed by the Parliament of England and received royal assent on 16 December 1689.
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The Bill of Rights 1689 (1 Will. & Mar. 2. c. 2) (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) is an act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and changed the succession to the English Crown.
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The Bill of Rights received royal assent on 16 December 1689.
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Parliament of England
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The Bill of Rights 1689 (1 Will. & Mar. 2. c. 2) (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) is an act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and changed the succession to the English Crown.
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1689
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16 December 1689
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The requirement that jurors be freeholders in cases of high treason was abolished in England and Wales by the Juries Act 1825, and in Northern Ireland (to the extent it applied) by the Statute Law Revision Act 1950.
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1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 2
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Amended
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The Bill of Rights
In Group: Constitutional Settlement Acts of the British Isles, Introduction, sentence 1
The Bill of Rights 1689 (1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2. c. 2) (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) is an act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and changed the succession to the English Crown.
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