The French Declaration of the Rights of Man was adopted in 1789.
Sources
- Remarks of the Chief Justice - Symposium on Judicial Independence (2003) (supremecourt.gov)
- https://www.elysee.fr/en/french-presidency/the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen (elysee.fr)
- https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1789/12235 (refworld.org)
- https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2012/declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citize/ (worldhistory.org)
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