"Salus Animarum Suprema Lex": How Does This Principle of Canon Law Relate to the "End of Law"?

References to "salus animarum" and its supremacy in church appear six times in the Code of Canon Law. However, their meaning is disputed. Some scholars understand the phrase as an intralegal principle guiding the interpretation of ecclesiastical law. Others read it as metajuridical, thereb...

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Autore principale: Hahn, Judith 1978- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2025
In: Political theology
Anno: 2025, Volume: 26, Fascicolo: 5, Pagine: 548-563
Altre parole chiave:B Iustitium
B Roman catholic canon law
B state of exception
B Giorgio Agamben
B salvation of souls
B Carl Schmitt
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