Irish kings who agreed to the Cáin Adomnáin at the Synod of Birr (697 AD), which forbade the killing of non-combatants in war time. Often considered to be Europe’s first human rights treaty.
Irish kings who agreed to the Cáin Adomnáin at the Synod of Birr (697 AD), which forbade the killing of non-combatants in war time. Often considered to be Europe’s first human rights treaty.