In August, 1789, the revolutionary National Assembly of France produced the "Declaration of the Rights of Man," borrowing from the spirit of the American Revolution. Among the principles it set ...
In 1794 France built upon the "Declaration of the Rights of Man" and officially abolished slavery in its colonies. Toussaint L'Ouverture, the leader of the Saint Domingue rebellion, abandoned his ...
France has become the first country in ... of abortion on the notion of liberty enshrined in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man, which is technically part of the constitution.