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One must surpass constitutional law to sustain ecclesiastical law
The study of ecclesiastical law aims to create a sensitive mentality in the jurist according to the chosen methodological approach. This mentality is of visualizing the human experiences, in the legislation dimension grown from the rapid evolution of referred socio-cultural contexts, the interdisciplinary complex relationships, as perceived on a jurisprudential level.
The ecclesiastical law is dedicated to the juridical implications of the person in the religious scope and the social formations. It is in this perspective that the constitutional dispositions, paying attention to the developments, are revisited. The current social culture and the religious laws also in an supranational context are reviewed. The crucial issues are handled in the relations between the State and the religious confessions on the basis of contractual regulations from the Accordo di Villa Madama to the Intese. The interdisciplinary dynamics that involve the Catholic Church, the supplied confessions provided with agreements and also those given without are dealt with. Keeping up closely to the current arguments of the Constitutional Court and of the Court of Cassation, the following subject matters are evaluated: The ecclesiastical entity and the financial mechanisms in religious confessions. Religious education in schools. Religious interests in cultural heritage. Religious marriages and civil effects.
Special attention will be given to the Vatican City State under its natural profile,the juridical condition in regard to the laws and the prerogative of the Holy See in an international level. Lastly, a detailed study of the regional ecclesiastical law and the relative problems will be given.
C. Cardia, Principi di diritto ecclesiastico, III ed., Giappichelli Editore, Torino, 2015, page. 117-404.Students must endow a collection of updated and easily available ecclesiastical legislation books edited by various publishers (Giuffrè;Giappichelli etc).
Dialogical format lessons, aiming at developing the critical approach and discussion skills of the students by using appropriate teaching materials and synoptic tables for a better comprehension of the faced up contents.
In a typical traditional oral method ,the capacity of comprehension of every single topic will be verified. The juridical jargon used along with a specific subject will be evaluated .The knowledge of the referenced regulations (constitutional laws, the contractual legislation etc ) will need to be solid .For the students present during the lectures ,the exam program and the modality of the exam will be agreed upon during the course based on the essentials covered during the lectures and the indicated bibliography .The rest of the students ,those who will follow the Canonical or Marriage Law will be offered specific indications that will enable them to concentrate more on the interconnections between disciplines studied through the written practices and various didactic additional activities dedicated to marriage processes.