Sentences with phrase «universal authority of law»

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As the Catechism of the Catholic Church makes clear: «The natural law, present in the heart of each man and established by reason, is universal in its precepts and its authority extends to all men» (1956).

Thus support for human rights in the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities follows a pattern: each group believes that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights standards established through international law derive authority from the teachings of its own religious tradition.