THE POSSIBLE APPLICATION OF DIGNITAS CONNUBII BY THE TRIBUNALS OF THE ORIENTAL CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Abstract

The author deals with two main points: 1. General Notions of
Dignitas Connubii exposing the genesis, purpose, juridical status
and binding force of the instruction DC; 2. Secondly the
applicability of DC to the tribunals of the Oriental Catholic
Churches is pointed out highlighting its significance for the
tribunals of the Oriental Catholic Churches and its similarity
with the procedural norms of CCEO. While bringing to light
points of mutual complement-arities and divergences in DC
and CCEO the author also reflects over the possibility of
an instruction in the manner of DC for the Oriental Churches.