The right to due process in the church : a comparative ecclesiastical approach / Rik Torfs (ed.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Torfs, Rik.

Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (1970- ). Faculteit Kerkelijk Recht.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canon law.

Due process of law.

Judicial process (Canon law).

Physical Description:

94 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 2014.

Summary:

In the aftermath of Vatican II, questions concerning due process were not among the main issues debated in canon law. Other topics dominated, including participation, the status of lay people, collegiality. Marriage was a covenant, not a contract. The Church was a community, not an institution. A plea for a more prominent role of canon law was perceived as a lack of true pastoral spirit. Theologians often argued that the Church had to offer more than just law, while it used to be less. Today, the situation changed, though not completely, and at times with a lot of reluctance. This book offers various contributions on due process: the functioning of the Apostolic Signatura and other tribunals within the Roman Catholic Church; an historical overview of due process, covering the evolution over many centuries; the Anglican ideas, norms and traditions; the Reformed perspective. A final address by professor Rik Torfs contributes to the scientific development of church law, and offers practical suggestions to the ecclesial world. --From the Introduction.

Contents:

Due process: introduction / R. Torfs

The apostolic signature and the tribunals of the Roman Catholic Church / F. Daneels

Historical aspects on the right to due process in the Church from the period of Charlemagne to the CIC/1917 / M. Pulte

The origins of natural justice and procedural fairness in Anglican canon law / P. Barber

Due judicial process as a principle of Anglican canon law and in the clergy discipline tribunals of the Church of England / M. Hill

Constitution and church order: legal representation in Reformed ecclesiastical inquiries? / P. Coertzen

Due process in society and church / R. Torfs.

Notes:

At head of title: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Faculteit Kerkelijk Recht. Faculty of Canon Law.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9042927402

9789042927407

OCLC:

881612674

Publisher Number:

99960396371