National Human Rights Instruments - United States Declaration of Independence, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: United States Declaration of Independence, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, United States Bill of Rights, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties of India, Fundamental Rights in India, Chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa, Canadian Bill of Rights, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 4, Veterans' Bill of Rights, Implied Bill of Rights, Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, Proclamation of Po aniec, Liberian Declaration of Independence, Canadian Human Rights Act, Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms, Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services and Entry into Places of Entertainment and Public Places Law, 2000, New Zealand Human Rights Act 1993. Excerpt: The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain were independent states, and thus no longer a part of the British Empire. Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration was a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain, more than a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War. The birthday of the United States of America-Independence Day-is celebrated on July 4, the day the wording of the Declaration was approved by Congress. After finalizing the text on July 4, Congress issued the Declaration of Independence in several forms. It was initially published as a printed broadside that was widely distributed and read to the public. The most famous version of the Declaration, a signed copy that is usually regarded as the Declaration of Independence, is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Although the wording of the Declaration was approved on July 4, the dat...