Major Document and Declaration Rankings
Historically significant documents and declarations with country of origin and year.
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Magna Carta (England, 1215)—
United States Declaration of Independence (USA, 1776)—
United States Constitution (USA, 1787)—
Bill of Rights (USA, 1791)—
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (France, 1789)—
English Bill of Rights (England, 1689)—
Treaty of Waitangi (New Zealand, 1840)—
Emancipation Proclamation (USA, 1863)—
Gettysburg Address (USA, 1863)—
Articles of Confederation (USA, 1777)—
The Federalist Papers (USA, 1788)—
Napoleonic Code (France, 1804)—
Code of Hammurabi (Babylon, 1754)—
Edict of Milan (Roman Empire, 313)—
Twelve Tables (Rome, 451)—
Justinian Code (Byzantine Empire, 529)—
Treaty of Tordesillas (Spain/Portugal, 1494)—
95 Theses (Holy Roman Empire, 1517)—
Act of Supremacy (England, 1534)—
Petition of Right (England, 1628)—
Mayflower Compact (England/Colonies, 1620)—
Instrument of Government (England, 1653)—
Declaration of the Rights of Woman (France, 1791)—
Monroe Doctrine (USA, 1823)—
Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments (USA, 1848)—
Communist Manifesto (Germany, 1848)—
Treaty of Nanking (China/UK, 1842)—
Treaty of Versailles (France, 1919)—
Balfour Declaration (UK, 1917)—
Weimar Constitution (Germany, 1919)—
Atlantic Charter (USA/UK, 1941)—
United Nations Charter (International, 1945)—
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UN, 1948)—
NATO Charter / North Atlantic Treaty (International, 1949)—
European Convention on Human Rights (Europe, 1950)—
Treaty of Rome (Italy, 1957)—
Civil Rights Act (USA, 1964)—
Voting Rights Act (USA, 1965)—
Helsinki Accords (International, 1975)—
Camp David Accords (Egypt/Israel/USA, 1978)—
Iran-Contra Documents (USA, 1980)—
Maastricht Treaty (Netherlands, 1992)—
Good Friday Agreement (Ireland/UK, 1998)—
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (International, 1998)—
Doha Declaration (Qatar, 2001)—
Treaty of Lisbon (Portugal, 2007)—
Paris Climate Agreement (International, 2015)—
Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (UK/EU, 2020)—
Kyoto Protocol (Japan, 1997)—
Geneva Conventions (International, 1949)—