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Research links
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Gratian, here.
Ius Decretalium, here.
Ius Antiquum, here.
Canonical & Roman Legal History, here. |
Overview
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Master Page on the Corpus Iuris Canonici
The Corpus Iuris Canonici (Body of Canon Law) is a set of six works under which Roman Catholic canon law was organized from the time of Gratian until the promulgation of the Pio-Benedictine Code in 1917, that is, for roughly 800 years.
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Background
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The Corpus Iuris Canonici consisted of the:
• Concordia of Gratian (c. 1120-1140), private; • Decretals of Gregory IX (1234), official; • Liber Sextus of Boniface VIII (1298), official; • Clementinae (1317), official; • Extravagantes Ioannis XXII (1322), private; • Extravagantes communes (1499-1502), private.
On the place of the Corpus Iuris Canonci in canonistics see, e.g., A. Van Hove, "Corpus Iuris Canonici", CE IV: 391-394, on-line here; G. Mollat & P. Torquebiau, "Corpus Iuris Canonici", DDC IV: 610-644; L. Boyle, "Corpus Iuris Canonici", NCE2 IV: 272-273.
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Corpus Iuris Canonici (Yale University) |
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Resources for the Corpus Iuris Canonici
Original and/or critical editions of the Corpus Iuris Canonici do not exist. The standard presentations of the Corpus are those organized by Aemilius [Emil] Friedberg (1837-1910). After the Concordia of Gratian as discussed here, and the Decretals of Gregory IX as discussed here, the other four parts of the Corpus are:
• A. Friedberg, ed., Corpus Iuris Canonici, Pars Secunda, Decretalium Collectiones, Pars Secunda, Liber Sextus Decretalium D. Bonifacii Papae VIII. Suae integritati restitutus (Lawbook Exchange, 2000) 929-1124. ▪ Notes: On the place of Liber Sextus in canonistics see, e.g., A. Arquillière, s.v. "Boniface VIII", DDC II: 940-948, esp. 940-941; from the above, P. Torquebiau, "III. Le Sexte de Bonificae VIII", DDC IV: 632-635.
• A. Friedberg, ed., Corpus Iuris Canonici editio Lipsiensis secunda post Aemilii Ludouci Richteri curas, Pars Secunda: Decretalium Collectiones, Clementis Papae V Constitutiones, (Lawbook Exchange, 2000) 1125-1200. ▪ Notes: On the place of the Clementinae in canonistics see, from the above, G. Mollat, "IV. Les Clémentines", DDC IV: 635-640.
• A. Friedberg, ed., Corpus Iuris Canonici editio Lipsiensis secunda post Aemilii Ludouci Richteri curas, Pars Secunda: Decretalium Collectiones, Extravagantes tum viginti D. Ioannis Papae XXII tum communes suae integretati restitutae (Lawbook Exchange, 2000) 1201-1236. ▪ Notes: On the place of Extravagantes Joannis XXII in canonistics see, from the above, P. Torquebiau, "V. Les Extravagantes (Extravagantes de Jean XXII)", DDC IV: 641.
• A. Friedberg, ed., Corpus Iuris Canonici editio Lipsiensis secunda post Aemilii Ludouci Richteri curas, Pars Secunda: Decretalium Collectiones, Extravagantes Decretales quae a diversis Romanis pontificibus post sextum emanverunt, (Lawbook Exchange, 2000) 1237-1312. ▪ Notes: On the place of Extravagantes communes in canonistics see, from the above, P. Torquebiau, "V. Les Extravagantes (Les Extravagantes communes)", DDC IV: 641-643.
• Jacqueline Tarrant [Brown], Extrauagantes Iohannis XXII, (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1983) xii-292 pp. ▪ Review: A. Marchetto, Apollinaris 59 (1986) 801-802. Notes: Based on a doctoral dissertation at the University of Toronto, 1976.
Indices for the Corpus Iuris Canonici
• Xaverius Ochoa [Sanz] (Spanish Claretian, 1923-1989) & Aloisius Diez (≈, ≈), Indices Canonum, Titulorum et Capitulorum Corporis Iuris Canonici (Commentarium pro Religiosis, 1964) 107 pp. ▪ Review:
• Franciscus Germovnik (American priest, 1915-2005), Indices ad Corpus Iuris Canonici [1980], (2° ed., rev. by M. Thériault, University of St. Paul, 2000) 497 pp. ▪ Review: J. Lynch, The Jurist 61 (2001) 317-319. Notes: The first edition of this work, solely Germovnik's effort, was titled Index analytico-alphabeticus ad primam [-secundum] partem Corporis iuris canonici (Decretum Gratiani): secundum editionem Aemilii Friedberg (1980). ≡ Germovnik biograph.
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There might be editions of works that pre-date or post-date those cited herein. Reviews and Notes are grey-highlighted, on-line biographical information is underlined blue-linked, and matters in green highlights are of special interest. Yellow highlights are cautions for users, while the markers "=", "≠", and "≈" are placeholders for use by webmaster. |
Some of the abbreviations on this page might include: |
AAS CE CLD Comm. |
Acta Apostolicae Sedis (1909 et seq.) Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1914) Canon Law Digest (beginning 1933) Commentary (≠ Communicationes!) |
DDC DMC NCE NCE2 |
Dictionnaire de Droit Canonique (1935-1965) Dictionarium Morale et Canonicum (1962-1968) New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967) New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2° ed. (2003) |
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