Chapter III: Of the Ordinary Tribunals of the Apostolic See

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Can. 1597.

The Roman Pontiff, for the whole Catholic world, according to the norm of can. 1569, is the supreme judge, who gives judgment either himself personally, or through tribunals constituted by himself, or through judges delegated by himself.

1983 Code correlation: can. 1442

Cited by 4 passages

Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology, Volume II, Book IV. On the Sanction of Christian Life, or on Ecclesiastical Penalties, Treatise I. On Delicts, Dissertation II. On the Juridic Effects of Delict, n. 850
Sabetti-Barrett, Compendium of Moral Theology, Volume I (1929), Treatise III. On Laws, Part II. On the Principal Species of Laws, Chapter III. On Ecclesiastical Law, n. 110
1917 Code of Canon Law, Book Four: Of Processes, Part One: Of Trials, Section II: Of Particular Norms To Be Observed in Certain Trials, Title XXI: Of Causes against Sacred Ordination, can. 1993
1917 Code of Canon Law, Book Five: Of Delicts and Penalties, Part One: Of Delicts, Title II: Of the Imputability of a Delict, of Causes Aggravating or Diminishing It, and of the Juridical Effects of a Delict, can. 2210

Within this chapter

Article I: Of the Sacred Roman Rotacann. 1598–1601
Article II: Of the Apostolic Signaturacann. 1602–1605