Substantive rights Substantive rights#TypeoflegalrightsSubstantive rights are basic human rights possessed by people in an ordered society and include rights granted by natural law as well as substantive laws. Substantive rights involve a right to the substance of being human (life, liberty, happiness), rather than a right to a procedure to enforce that right, which is … Continue reading Substantive rights
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Non-Self-Governing Territories
Non-Self-Governing Territories: a sacred trust In the UN Charter, a Non-Self-Governing Territory is defined as a territory “whose people have not yet attained a full measure of self-government.” In 1946, several UN Member States identified a number of territories under their administration that were not self-governing and placed them on a UN list. Countries administering Non-Self-Governing … Continue reading Non-Self-Governing Territories
Ekklesia the called out ones
Ekklesia is a Greek word defined as “a called-out assembly or congregation. The word ‘Ekklesia‘ derives from the verb meaning ‘to call out’ ‘call’, ‘call together’, ‘gather together’. Thus ‘Church’ means a gathering of people, a congregation. We can also find the word in this meaning in ancient Greece with reference, for example, to the … Continue reading Ekklesia the called out ones
Parish church
Church which acts as the religious centre of a parish A parish church (or parochial church)
Territorial Jurisdiction
Territorial_jurisdiction_(United_States) {ongoing-working journal post entry}
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