CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF THE PENAL LAW IN THE CODE OF CANONS OF THE EASTERN CHURCHES

Authors

  • James Mathew Pampara St. Joseph's Province, Kottayam, Kerala, CMI

Keywords:

Abolition of latae sententiae Penalties in CCEO, The Principle of Strict Legality, The Medicinal Character of Penalties in CCEO, Reserved Sins in the Eastern Code and The Concept of Imputability

Abstract

The author presents the salient characteristic features of penal law and penal procedures under the following headings: 1. Abolition of latae sententiae Penalties in CCEO; 2. The Principle of Strict Legality in CCEO and in CIC; 3. The Medicinal Character of Penalties in CCEO; 4. Reserved Sins in the Eastern Code and 5. The Concept of Imputability.

Author Biography

James Mathew Pampara, St. Joseph's Province, Kottayam, Kerala, CMI

Fr. Dr. James Mathew Pampara CMI, born on 18 February 1965 in Kerala, India, in the Syro-Malabar Church, joined the Religious Congregation of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) and made the first profession on 31 May 1984. He took bachelor's degree in Philosophy (1986), Zoology (1989) and in Theology (1993) and received the presbyteral ordination on 29 December 1993. He completed Licentiate in Oriental Canon Law (1997) and defended his Doctoral Dissertation (2007) at the Pontifical Oriental Institute, Rome. Since 1997, he is a member of the Society for the Law of the Eastern Churches. He is also a member of the CLSA and CLSGB&I and  a life-member of the Canon Law Society of India. He was the Postulator General of CMI Congregation (2004-2007) and of SABS Congregation (2004-2009). His areas of specialization are Penal Law and Penal Procedure, Rotal Jurisprudence and Latin language.

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Published

2020-08-02

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2011): Iustitia: Dharmaram Journal of Canon Law

Section

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