the bill of rights came out on 13 february 1689.
when did the bill of rights come out?
13 february 1689
the bill of rights, also known as the english bill of rights, is an act of the parliament of england that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the crown. it received the royal assent on 16 december 1689 and is a restatement in statutory form of the declaration of right presented by the convention parliament to william iii and mary ii in february 1689, inviting them to become joint sovereigns of england. the bill of rights lays down limits on the powers of the monarch and sets out the rights of parliament, including the requirement for regular parliaments, free elections, and freedom of speech in parliament. it sets out certain rights of individuals including the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment and reestablished the right of protestants to have arms for their defence within the rule of law. it also includes no right of taxation without parliament’s agreement. furthermore, the bill of rights described and condemned several misdeeds of james ii of england.
bill of rights 1689
in philosophy, meta-rights are the entitlements of individuals to their rights, including the possibility to waive, transfer or sell their rights. when we talk of the rights of individuals, we do not always distinguish between rights which can be waived or sold and rights which are non-negotiable. yet that distinction and often the distinction is made implicitly. when we say a person has a right to her house, we usually mean that she also has the meta right to sell the right. on the other hand, when we say a person has the right to his body parts, we usually assume this comes without the accompanying meta right to sell these rights. economic efficiency usually comes with having rights which come together with the meta right to sell the right. it is arguable that we should be much more explicit about when rights come together with meta rights and when without, and the moral basis that accompany these decisions.
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