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[German version] [1] Nomos, nomoi (ὁ νόμος/ ho nómos, pl. οἱ νόμοι/ hoi nómoi). Siewert, Peter (Vienna) [German version] A. General In Greek, nómos (pl. nómoi) refers to customary conduct or a behavioural norm observed by members of a community; depending on the context it can be translated with ‘custom’, ‘habit’, ‘practice’, ‘rule’, ‘order’, ‘institution’, ‘constitution’, ‘law’ etc. (cf. [1. 20-54; 2. 14-19]). The size of the communities where a nómos applied could vary considerably: from married couples and families to cult and settlement communities, from cit…

[German version] A. Introduction Ancient authors, inscriptions and institutions have standards that correspond to modern human rights (HR), as for instance the ‘General Declaration of HR’ by the United Nations (UN) on 10 December 1948. (The articles of each declaration are quoted below with their no. and ‘UN §’ placed in front of them; text of the HR declaration e.g. in [4. 775-782]). According to Tertullian (Ad Scapulam 2), ‘It is the HR and innate decision-making power of each individual to worship what he believes in. ... It contradicts the nature of religion to enforce a religion’ ... H…