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The translation by Berchtold of the expression humanae creaturae by "temporal authorities" is absolutely wrong.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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The issue was that they were hostis humanae generis.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Garzon and the Trouble with International Law” 2010
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We have simply expanded the category of hostis humanae generis to some extent.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Garzon and the Trouble with International Law” 2010
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The issue was that they were hostis humanae generis.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Garzon and the Trouble with International Law” 2010
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We have simply expanded the category of hostis humanae generis to some extent.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Garzon and the Trouble with International Law” 2010
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Declaration on Religious Liberty Dignitatis humanae, n.
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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Declaration on Religious Liberty Dignitatis humanae, n.
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Torture is one of a tiny number of “jus cogens” norms, and torturers are “hostis humanae generis”, meaning that torturers can be prosecuted anywhere in the world and the norm against torture is so strong that it is nonderogable, and under the Convention Against Torture every signatory has an obligation to prosecute torturers.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Targeted Killing, Safe Havens, and the President’s West Point Speech 2009
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The artist of an undated Speculum humanae salvationis replaces the figure of Adam in the Fall with a female-headed basilisk, an imaginary creature interpreted by Christian popular thinking as one of the guises adopted by Satan.
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Medieval art frequently represents Jael, as for example in a woodcut Speculum humanae salvationis (ca. 1360).
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