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.
The UK signed along with the other original member states of the Council of Europe on 4th November 1950. Parliament ratified the convention in 1951. The Convention came into force in 1953, though the UK did not accept the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (or the former European Commission) until 1966.arliament ratified the convention in 1951. The Convention came into force in 1953, though the UK did not accept the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights (or the former European Commission) until 1966.