Law, person, and community
Subtitle: Philosophical, Theological, and Comparative Perspectives on Canon Law
By: John J. Coughlin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780199756773
Subjects: Social aspects; Catholics; Canon law; Legal status, laws; History
Description: This publication takes up the fundamental question 'What is law?' through a comparative study of canon law and secular legal theory. The book also includes comparative consideration of the failure of canon law to address the clergy sexual abuse crisis the canon law of marriage, administrative law, the rule of law and much more.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Canon law and anthropology; title: Canon law and theology; title: Canon law and natural law; title: Canonical equity; title: Development in canon law; title: Personalism in marriage; title: Canon law and the secular state; title: The impact of neutral rules on hierarchical churches.