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.
What is the Convention? The European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) 1950 was created by the Council of Europe (not to be confused with the European Union!). The Council of Europe was set up after the Second World War to protect humanrights and the rule of law and to promote democracy across Europe.