Fundamental rights of the modern age have their origins in the Magna Carta Libertatum of 1215, the Petition of Rights of 1628, the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679, the Bill of Rights of 1689 and, lastly, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen during the French Revolution.
La Magna Charta Libertatum anglaise de 1215, la Petition of Rights de 1628, l'Habeas Corpus de 1679, le Bill of Rights de 1689 et, enfin, la déclaration universelle des droits de l'homme et du citoyen de la révolution française sont à l'origine des droits fondamentaux modernes.
