The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens: A Contribution to Modern Constitutional History

by Georg Jellinek, Max Farrand

The "Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens" (French "Déclaration des droits de l'Homme et du citoyen") is a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. Influenced by the doctrine of natural rights, the rights of Man are valid at all times and in every place, pertaining to human nature itself. Although it establishes fundamental rights for French citizens and all men without exception, it addresses neither the status of women nor slavery; despite that, it is a precursor document to international human rights instruments. It is of special importance to those interested in the early constitutional history of the United States, as it traces the origin of the enactment of the Bill of Rights.

Genres: Nonfiction

50 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1895

About the author

Georg Jellinek (16 June 1851 in Leipzig – 12 January 1911 in Heidelberg) was a German public lawyer, considered of Austrian origin.[clarification needed] Along with Hans Kelsen and the Hungarian Félix Somló he belonged to the group of Austrian Legal Positivists and was considered to be "the exponent of public law in Austria“.

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Reviews

[Cemre · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hukuk Fakültesi öğrencilerinin birinci sınıfta, Anayasa Hukuku dersinde mutlaka karşısına çıkan bir isimdir Georg Jellinek. Bu öğrencilerin, mezunların okuması gereken bir kitap diye düşünüyorum.

Çeviriden ayrıca bahsetmek şart. Genelde bu tür çevirilerde tercih edilen kelimeler, motomot çeviri yapma ihtiyacı ve çevirmenin kitaba kendisinin bir anlam katması gayreti sebebiyle okuduğumu anlayamadığım zamanlar olur; ancak bu kitap için bunu söylemek mümkün değil. Oldukça anlaşılır, yalın bir çeviri sunmuş Rezzan İtişgen Dülger ve Muzaffer Dülger.

[Alex Whigham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good well written and thought provoking read. Started with tracking where the ideas of the declaration came from. The author states that the declaration is very similar to the American bill of rights, which then leaves the question of why the difference between the American and French revolutions. In this book it’s hypothesised that it was because the Americans kept and built there institutions where as the French were tearing down their institutions. The American institutions were created after the assertion of the rights of the individual, in contrast to the French.
It also mentions the influence of Rousseau on the interpretation on the rights expressed. In America it was asserted that the rights were inalienable and intrinsic to the human and the state had to guarantee those rights. The French thought the rights were given by the state, which meant the state could take those rights away.
The only thing I found odd was that the only time the actual French decelerations appear in the book they are all still in French so I couldnt read them.... which is kinda why I bought the book to be honest, alas I still enjoyed and learnt a lot from this small book.

[Matilde · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Grounbreaking but not his best work and definitely not a great translation

[OSCAR · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extrañamente, un trabajo que no resistía la crítica incisiva de la academia hodierna, ganó mi atención y mi aprecio. Jellinek mostró que la expresión jurídica de la "Declaración de los derechos del hombre y del ciudadano" provino de los "Bills of rights" de las trece colonias. La edición que leí incluye prólogos bastante profundos, incluso a veces, pesados, de dos grandes juristas. Además se añadieron la réplica y contrarréplica del francés Boutmy al opúsculo de Jellinek. A mi consideración, el francés tuvo razón en decir que Jellinek hizo selección arbitraria de casos.

Se celebra del libro el esfuerzo de su autor por sostener una tesis polémica y salir bien librado del intento.

[Garrett Briggs · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an in depth dive into the sources and inspirations that the author believes are primarily responsible for the development of the rights of man during the French Revolution. While it is well formatted and informative there is very little in it which actually discusses the declaration itself other than the sentiments behind the overall document. While definitely a helpful book I was hoping for a little more on the actual document itself as opposed to simply the motivation behind its writing.

[Büş Albayrak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anayasa Hukuku dersi üniversiteye başladığım günün ilk dersiydi. Özellikle bu dersi alan/almış olan kişiler tarafından okunmalı.


“1789 ilkeleri, gerçekte 1776 ilkeleridir.” / s. 115

“Fakat sadece yargıç ve idari memur yetiştirmek ve onlara zor vakıalarda karar vermeyi öğretmek, hukuk biliminin görevi değildir. (Onun) birey ile topluluk arasındaki doğru sınırları tanımlayabilmesi, insan toplumu üzerine de çözümlenmesi gereken en nitelikli sorunsaldır.” / s.122