"Dulcor misericordiae". Justicia y misericordia en el ejercicio de la autoridad canónica. I. Historia

In the early stages of canon law there was a specific need to intervene to ensure equity in given situations. Canonical equity began to take two forms: perfect justice and benign intervention. These two «souls» have coexisted since the start. Equity encompasses epikeia when the general nature of the...

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Main Author: Otaduy, Javier 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Spanish
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Published: HeinOnline 2016
In: Ius canonicum
Year: 2016, Volume: 56, Issue: 112, Pages: 585-619
Further subjects:B Misericordia
B aequitas canonica
B Justicia
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Summary:In the early stages of canon law there was a specific need to intervene to ensure equity in given situations. Canonical equity began to take two forms: perfect justice and benign intervention. These two «souls» have coexisted since the start. Equity encompasses epikeia when the general nature of the law prevents the just appraisal of a specific case. Three representative cases are considered to provide a clearer understanding of the medieval canonical doctrine on aequitas: a letter by St. Augustine in the Decretum Gratiani; a passage from a decretal by Honorius III contained in the Liber Extra; and the great debate between Martinus Gosia and Bulgarus. A number of conclusions as to the ongoing value of equity and some hermeneutical rules relating to its application are drawn on the basis of this discussion.
ISSN:2254-6219
Contains:Enthalten in: Ius canonicum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.15581/016.112.585-619