The libellus: rejection and recourse
The libellus is a fundamental element for the institution of an ecclesiastical trial. Its rejection by a judge can restrict the rights of the faithful to obtain justice from ecclesiastical courts. After briefly reviewing the requirements of a libellus, this article discusses the reasons a judge can...
| Published in: | The jurist |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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School of Canon Law, The Catholic University of America
2013
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The jurist
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Canon law
/ Process
/ Petition
/ Rejection of
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| IxTheo Classification: | SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Restitutio in integrum
B Legal remedy B Church law B Invalidity appeal B Practice B Lament B Process B restitutio in integrum B Canonical process B Rekurs B Hierarchischer Rekurs B Klageschrift B Klageabweisung |
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| Summary: | The libellus is a fundamental element for the institution of an ecclesiastical trial. Its rejection by a judge can restrict the rights of the faithful to obtain justice from ecclesiastical courts. After briefly reviewing the requirements of a libellus, this article discusses the reasons a judge can reject a libellus, noting certain abuses of this power in practice. It then reviews possible recourses against rejection, both those listed explicitly in the Codex Iuris Canonici and those established by jurisprudence. It focuses particularly on the availability of restitutio in integrum for decrees confirming the rejection of a libellus, arguing that nothing in canonical doctrine forbids ist application, although ist availability in practice is open to debate |
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| ISSN: | 0022-6858 |
| Contains: | In: The jurist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jur.2013.0031 |