> In general, the Bill of Rights limited the power of the monarchy, elevated the status of Parliament and outlined specific rights of individuals.

> Some of the key liberties and concepts laid out in the articles include:

• Freedom to elect members of Parliament, without the king or queen’s interference

• Freedom of speech in Parliament

• Freedom from royal interference with the law

• Freedom to petition the king

• Freedom to bear arms for self-defense

• Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail

• Freedom from taxation by royal prerogative, without the agreement of Parliament

• Freedom of fines and forfeitures without a trial

• Freedom from armies being raised during peacetimes

https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/english-bill-of-rights#:~:text=Freedom%20to%20petition%20the%20king,without%20the%20agreement%20of%20Parliament

The Bill of Rights is direct statute law in:

- The UK

- Ireland

- New Zealand

While the other two countries have incorporated the law into their domestic legislation.

Just covering that because I know how this sub is. Some smart alec will come in and say "WELL ACTUALLY"

The fact that those two countries preserve the rights given in the Bill of Rights means that the Bill of Rights has legal force, albeit in a slightly different way.

Many of the amendments in the Bill of Rights are taken directly from this. In fact, the colonists felt like some of these rights weren’t being respected prior to the revolution, which led to the revolt. After independence the founding fathers just reiterated them to make sure it didn’t happen again.

And that had basis from Roman law!