The Power of the Law - the Law of Power: On the Significance of Canon Law for Issues of Power in the Church
As in any legal system, power plays an essential role in canon law, in two respects. The power of law indicates the central significance of law in building and shaping society. As the law of power, it puts forward rules that create authority and assign competences within a community governed by law....
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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Concilium
Year: 2020, Issue: 3, Pages: 52-62 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Canon law
/ Authority
/ Power
/ Misuse of power
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| IxTheo Classification: | RB Church office; congregation SB Catholic Church law |
| Further subjects: | B
Canon Law
B Power (Social sciences) B Law B Power (Christian theology) B Authority B Rule of law |