Decisions are generally made by consensus; no member can be forced to something. As a result, the group rarely appears to be closed. Today, ASEAN is based on three pillars: As a political and security community to ensure peace; as an economic community with a strong domestic market; and as a social and cultural commu...
As the Rhetra did in the Lycurgian Sparta, Solon formalized the composition and functions of the governmental bodies. Now, all citizens were entitled to attend the Ecclesia and vote. Ecclesia became, in principle, the sovereign body, entitled to pass laws and decrees, elect officials, and hear appeals from the most i...
As well as dozens of species of fish, Asiatic Black Bears, lynxes, and many other mammals. Alright, {small sigh} on other communist nations for support, such as food, technical aid, and military assistance in order to rebuild North Korea after the war. But it soon embraced an ideology called such. And if you don’t ...
Among the shopping lists, legal agreements, business contracts and all the rest of the cuneiform tablets, there appears one on first inspection is a dry record of a succession of Kings of Sumeria. The most recent entries record rains of 6 to 36 years. As we go further back on a timeline the Kings list starts running ...
And not only by law in the sense of hard-law, but also by social convention: There are certain things you should not do. Morality, if you want. So constitutional democracy, well-ordered democracy is better than democracy, per se. Anyone who now goes into parliament, it's now either you are a lawyer, or you have a cer...
At the time, the emperor was the spiritual leader of kami worship. This gave the Imperial Family serious spiritual power, which translates into serious influence in the real world. The Soga hungered for that influence. They thought that if the Japanese court adopted Buddhism, since they were the chief clan associated...
