Both Declarations upheld the existence of inalienable rights as an absolute truth, drawing on the philosophies of Locke and Kant, and Rousseau’s concept of the general will. As Cassese rightly points out, the language of the American and French Declarations is rooted in a particular model of ‘man’ and society...
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As Cassese rightly points out, the language of the American and French Declarations is rooted in a particular model of ‘man’ and society. ‘For those Declarations’, he writes, “man”.., is worthy of being called “man” only if he fulfils these conditions: to be free, equal, or have undisturbed enjoyment of his property, not to be oppressed by a tyrannous government and to be able freely to realize himself’...
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John Locke He taught that, men by nature possess certain rights. He had a tremendous influence on all future political thinking. A clear representation of his involvement is portrayed in the declaration of independence...	2 / 297
John Locke He taught that, men by nature possess certain rights. He had a tremendous influence on all future political thinking. A clear representation of his involvement is portrayed in the declaration of independence...	2 / 297
Concept of Liberty Unlike Locke, who thinks that a state of nature is good but inconvenient, Rousseau asserts that everything about a state of nature is good. Humans in such a natural state are considered by Rousseau to be "savages," for they are not constrained by laws...	5 / 1195
American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of Rights He defines the general will as being, "Sacred and absolute, reflecting the common interests of the people, who have displaced the monarch as the holder of the sovereign powers...	3 / 808
American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of Rights He defines the general will as being, "Sacred and absolute, reflecting the common interests of the people, who have displaced the monarch as the holder of the sovereign powers...	3 / 808
American Declaration Of Independence And The French Declaration Of Rig He defines the general will as being, "Sacred and absolute, reflecting the common interests of the people, who have displaced the monarch as the holder of the sovereign powers...	3 / 808
Common Authors The edict also states that although petitions of grievances were issued, the King turned a deaf ear. The Declaration of the Rights of Man is not only built on the social contract, but also on Rousseau's idea of general will of the people...	4 / 886