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Was the universal rights of France beset with contradictions explin

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Answered by writersparadise
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Yes, the universal rights of France was beset with contradictions.


Only men above the age of 25 were entitled to vote if they paid tax that was equal to a laborer’s wage of three days. To be selected as elector followed by as an Assemby member, a man had to pay a hefty amount of tax. Women had absolutely no right to vote and were completely ignored in all aspects. The law did not mention about the action that would be taken on a criminal offence committed by one individual against another. The practice of slave trade was another obvious contradiction.
Answered by GlamorousGirl
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Yes, the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions:

Many ideas in the "Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen" were replete with dubious meanings. For example, "the law has the right to forbid only actions injurious to society" had nothing to say about criminal offences against other individuals.

The declaration stated that "law is the expression of the general will. All citizens have the right to participate in its formation…All citizens are equal before it", but when France became a constitutional monarchy, almost 3 million citizens including men who did not pay sufficient taxes, women and men under the age of 25 were not allowed to vote at all.

Hence, by these universal rights poor were suppressed. Constitution was only available for the rich. Women were totally neglected in decision making.

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