The forgotten constitution : the origins, realization, and legacy of the French Constitution of 1791 / Michael P. Fitzsimmons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzsimmons, Michael P., 1949- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France. Constitution (1791).

France.

Constitutional law--France.

Constitutional law.

Constitutional law--Europe.

Constitutional history--France.

Constitutional history.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

The French Constitution of 1791 has a major legacy that overturned many centuries of historical tradition but remains little known outside of France. It ratified the unprecedented transformation of a society based on monarchy-centered government & legal privilege to one based on a sovereign citizenry & legal equality. Its powerful impact served as the inspiration for the wave of constitution-making that engulfed Europe during the 19th century & expanded globally thereafter. Furthermore, with the Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen as its original preamble, the Constitution of 1791 is associated with the concept of human rights proclaimed by the United Nations in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Drawing on wide-ranging & long-overlooked manuscript sources, this text highlights the Constitution of 1791's underappreciated importance & influence in the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 21, 2025).

ISBN:

0-19-779395-9

0-19-779397-5

OCLC:

1485455771