Description
Book SynopsisThis volume unites three disparate strands of historical and legal experience. Nearly from its beginning, the Catholic Church has sought to promote peace – among warring parties, and among private litigants. The volume explores three vehicles the Church has used to promote peace: papal diplomacy of international disputes both medieval and contemporary; the arbitration of disputes among litigants; and the use of the tools of reconciliation to bring about rapprochement between ecclesiastical superiors and those subject to their authority. The book concludes with an appendix exploring a wide variety of hypothetical, yet plausible scenarios in which the Church might use its good offices to repair breaches among persons and nations.
Table of ContentsPreface Abstract Keywords Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Hundred Years War and Papal Diplomacy Part 3: Modern Papal Diplomacy: Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis Part 4: Alternative Dispute Resolution and the 1917 Code of Canon Law Part 5: The Second Vatican Council, Due Process, and the Extra-Judicial Review of Administrative Acts Conclusion Appendix: The Arbitration and Mediation of Private Disputes Under the 1983 Code of Canon Law Bibliography
