20101005 - CANONICAL LAW

The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of Canon Law, which is considered as a special legal system. Canon law can serve to integrate the legal education from a triple perspective: 1) historical, because it is the foundation of the "common law" and "civil law"; 2) comparative, because it differs from other legal systems for general principles and institutions; 3) cultural, because its characteristics/skills can be used for the construction of a European law.
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Mutuazione: 20101005 DIRITTO CANONICO in GIURISPRUDENZA LMG/01 FANTAPPIÈ CARLO

Programme

PROGRAM OF CANON LAW:

I. THE EPISTEMOLOGICAL PROBLEMS: relations between canon law, theology, morality and history.

II. FOUNDATION AND HISTORICITY OF THE CANONICAL LEGAL SYSTEM

III. THEORY OF SOURCES OF CANON LAW

IV. THE REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF THE CHURCH

V. THE TYPICALITY OF THE CANONICAL LEGAL SYSTEM IN RELATION TO THE NORM

VI. THE CHURCH AS INSTITUTION, GOD’S PEOPLE, SOCIETY

VII. ACTIVITY AND GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH



Core Documentation

For attending students (that is students attending at least 2/3 of classes and seminars) only:

C. FANTAPPIE', Il diritto canonico nella società postmoderna. Lezioni universitarie, Torino, Giappichelli, 2020 (with the exception of some Chapters)

Non attending students can choose between program No. 1 and program No. 2:

PROGRAM No. 1

1. C. FANTAPPIE', Il diritto canonico nella società postmoderna. Lezioni universitarie, Torino, Giappichelli, 2020 (except Chapter I or II or III).

PROGRAM No. 2

1. C. FANTAPPIE’, Storia del diritto e delle istituzioni della Chiesa, Bologna, Il Mulino 2011;
2. P. GROSSI, Diritto canonico e cultura giuridica, in Quaderni fiorentini, 32 (2003), pp. 373-389, downloadable from: http://www.centropgm.unifi.it/cache/quaderni/32/0374.pdf

FOR MORE INFORMATIONS, SEE https://dirittocanonicoroma3.wordpress.com/


Type of delivery of the course

Lectures, Seminars, Viewing and Discussion of historical Documentaries, Guided Visit to one of the Central Courts of the Church.

Attendance

Attendance is not compulsory

Type of evaluation

The final oral examination is aimed at verifying that the student understands and is able to examine the relationships between the topics. For this purpose, the exam takes place through broad questions, that are gradually made more specific, depending on the answers. The acquisition of fundamental notions and the understanding of the key features of the discipline are considered essential for the purpose of a positive evaluation.