Význam štúdia prameňov kánonického práva pre súčasnú vedu
The Significance of Study of the Sources of Canon Law for the Contemporary Science

Summary/Abstract: The sources of law may be denoted to be one of the most important sources of information not only for lawyers, legal historians, but also other scientists. They do not reflect social development only in the legal sphere, since their norms directly and authoritatively affect many areas of social life. Passing of a new rule, its change or abrogation of the older one then leads to the eventuality of deduction of actual social needs in then period of the development of given society. This statement is all the more valid for the legal system of the Catholic Church, since canon law influenced the development of mankind for the whole centuries in determinative way. However, the contemporary science, not only legal, on the ground of several reasons (of subjective character typically) often neglects these precious sources of information while doing research activities. The main goal of the article is to point out the importance of sources of canon law and their constant topicality not only for the canonists and legal historians, but even scientists from other scientific branches.

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