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Section — 1917 Code of Canon Law

Section I: Of Trials in General

Superseded as law in 1983 — read why this Code still matters. Each canon links to its 1983 counterpart.

Contents

Title I: Of the Competent Forumcann. 1556–1568
Title II: Of the Various Grades and Species of Tribunalscann. 1569–1607
- Chapter I: Of the Ordinary Tribunal of First Instancecann. 1572–1593
  - Article I: Of the Judgecann. 1572–1579
  - Article II: Of Auditors and Relatorscann. 1580–1584
  - Article III: Of the Notary, the Promoter of Justice, and the Defender of the Bondcann. 1585–1590
  - Article IV: Of Couriers and Apparitorscann. 1591–1593
- Chapter II: Of the Ordinary Tribunal of Second Instancecann. 1594–1596
- Chapter III: Of the Ordinary Tribunals of the Apostolic Seecann. 1597–1605
  - Article I: Of the Sacred Roman Rotacann. 1598–1601
  - Article II: Of the Apostolic Signaturacann. 1602–1605
- Chapter IV: Of the Delegated Tribunalcann. 1606–1607
Title III: Of Discipline to Be Observed in Tribunalscann. 1608–1645
- Chapter I: Of the Office of Judges and Ministers of the Tribunalcann. 1608–1626
- Chapter II: Of the Order of Cognitionscann. 1627–1633
- Chapter III: Of Delays and Fatal Termscann. 1634–1635
- Chapter IV: Of the Place and Time of Judgmentcann. 1636–1639
- Chapter V: Of Persons To Be Admitted to Judicial Discussion and of the Manner of Making and Preserving Actscann. 1640–1645
Title IV: Of the Parties in a Causecann. 1646–1666
- Chapter I: Of the Actor and the Defendantcann. 1646–1654
- Chapter II: Of Procurators ad lites and Advocatescann. 1655–1666
Title V: Of Actions and Exceptionscann. 1667–1705
- Chapter II: Of Actions from Notice of New Work and Threatened Damagecann. 1676–1678
- Chapter III: Of Actions on Account of Nullity of Actscann. 1679–1683
- Chapter IV: Of Rescissory Actions and Restitution in Integrumcann. 1684–1689
- Chapter V: Of Mutual Petitions or Reconventional Actionscann. 1690–1692
- Chapter VI: Of Possessory Actions or Remediescann. 1693–1700
- Chapter VII: Of the Extinction of Actionscann. 1701–1705
Title VI: Of the Introduction of a Causecann. 1706–1725
- Chapter I: Of the Libellus Introducing Litigationcann. 1706–1710
- Chapter II: Of Citation and Notification of Judicial Actscann. 1711–1725
Title VII: Of the Joinder of Issuecann. 1726–1731
Title VIII: Of the Instance of Litigationcann. 1732–1741
Title IX: Of Interrogations To Be Made to the Parties in Judgmentcann. 1742–1746
Title X: Of Proofscann. 1747–1836
- Chapter I: Of the Confession of the Partiescann. 1750–1753
- Chapter II: Of Witnesses and Attestationscann. 1754–1791
  - Article I: Who Can Be Witnessescann. 1756–1758
  - Article II: By Whom, How, and How Many Witnesses Can Be Introduced, and Who Can Be Excludedcann. 1759–1766
  - Article III: Of the Oath of Witnessescann. 1767–1769
  - Article IV: Of the Examination of Witnessescann. 1770–1781
  - Article V: Of the Publication of Testimonies and Their Reprobationcann. 1782–1786
  - Article VI: Of the Indemnity of Witnessescann. 1787–1788
  - Article VII: Of the Credibility of Testimoniescann. 1789–1791
- Chapter III: Of Expertscann. 1792–1805
- Chapter IV: Of Access and Judicial Inspectioncann. 1806–1811
- Chapter V: Of Proof by Instrumentscann. 1812–1824
  - Article I: Of the Nature and Credibility of Instrumentscann. 1812–1818
  - Article II: Of the Production of Documents and the Action for Exhibiting Themcann. 1819–1824
- Chapter VI: Of Presumptionscann. 1825–1828
- Chapter VII: Of the Oath of the Partiescann. 1829–1836
Title XI: Of Incidental Causescann. 1837–1857
- Chapter I: Of Contumacycann. 1842–1851
- Chapter II: Of the Intervention of a Third Party in the Causecann. 1852–1853
- Chapter III: Of Attempted Acts While a Lawsuit Is Pendingcann. 1854–1857
Title XII: Of the Publication of the Process, of Conclusion in the Cause, and of Discussion of the Causecann. 1858–1867
Title XIII: Of Sentencecann. 1868–1877
Title XIV: Of Remedies of Law Against a Sentencecann. 1878–1901
- Chapter I: Of Appealcann. 1879–1891
- Chapter II: Of the Complaint of Nullity Against a Sentencecann. 1892–1897
- Chapter III: Of Opposition of a Third Partycann. 1898–1901
Title XV: Of Judged Matter and of Restitution in Integrumcann. 1902–1907
Title XVI: Of Judicial Expenses and Gratuitous Patronagecann. 1908–1916
- Chapter I: Of Judicial Expensescann. 1908–1913
- Chapter II: Of Gratuitous Patronage, or Diminution of Judicial Expensescann. 1914–1916
Title XVII: Of Execution of Sentencecann. 1917–1924