The word necromancy is adapted from Late Latin necromantia, itself borrowed from post-Classical Greek Î½ÎµÎºÏÎ¿Î¼Î±Î½ÏÎµÎ¯Î± (nekromanteÃ­a), a compound of Ancient Greek Î½ÎµÎºÏÏÏ (nekrÃ³s), dead body, and Î¼Î±Î½ÏÎµÎ¯Î± (manteÃ­a), divination by means of; this compound form was first used by Origen of Alexandria in the 3rd century AD.
The European Convention on Human Rights. The European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is a treaty signed in 1950 by the then members of the Council of Europe. In this way, it predates the Euopean Communities and Union and arises from a quite different organisation.
Treaty on the European Union (TEU), Title I-Common Provisions-Article 6. 1  The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States. The Union is founded on the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law, principles which are common to the Member States.