Church Law in Modernity - Toward a Theory of Canon Law Between Nature and Culture

Discusses natural law as a traditional but highly contested source of canon law.

Sommario

Introduction; 1. Nature as a source of validity for religious law; 2. Questions from a canonist's point of view; 3. Canon law between nature and culture; 4. Consequences for developing the law; 5. Conclusion.

Info autore

Judith Hahn is a Catholic theologian and Professor of Canon Law at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany. In 2015 and 2016, she was a Fellow at the Käte Hamburger Center 'Law as Culture', Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, and she has published extensively on legal theory, law and religion, and Church and State.

Riassunto

This book discusses natural law as a traditional but highly contested source of canon law. In doing so it marks a contribution to the heated debates on natural law in general and on the foundation of law, both secular or religious, in legal studies, philosophy, and ethics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Judith Hahn, Judith (Ruhr-Universitat Hahn
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781108483254
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48325-4
• Pagine: 282
• Serie: Law and Christianity; Law and Christianity
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; LAW / Jurisprudence, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law, Ecclesiastical (canon) law, Systems of law: ecclesiastical (canon) law