Church Tribunals in the Czech Republic during the Covid-19 Epidemic
Church Tribunals in the Czech Republic during the Covid-19 Epidemic
Author(s): Monika Menke, Damián NěmecSubject(s): Theology and Religion, Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: church tribunals; Czech Republic; nullity of marriage; Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus; religious freedom; restriction of rights; Catholic Church; COVID-19
Summary/Abstract: The article aims to summarize the situation in the church justice system intwo aspects. From the distance of several years, it briefly evaluates the application of thenorms of the 2015 reform of the matrimonial procedural law of the Catholic Church (thedramatic increase in the number of cases after the reform, the stabilization of the situationafter the first years, the low use of the possibility of abbreviated proceedings, etc.).It assesses the impact of the imposed limitations (and people’s worries) in the Czech societyduring the COVID-19 epidemic on the activity of church tribunals and the searchfor alternative ways of processing cases (using the example of the Interdiocesan Tribunalin Olomouc).
Journal: Ecumeny and Law
- Issue Year: 1/2023
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 33-57
- Page Count: 25
- Language: English
