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Legal Systems of Scottish Churches / Marjory MacLean.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (100 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781845860660
  • 9781474470551
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 262.909411 23
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  • online - DeGruyter
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  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Presbyterian Governance -- 2 Commissions and Judicial Bodies -- 3 Procedure in Church Courts -- 4 The Presbyterial Commission: Law and Practice -- 5 Scottish Episcopal Church: Polity, Law and Governance -- 6 Scottish Episcopal Church: Judicial Procedures I - General -- 7 Scottish Episcopal Church: Judicial Procedures II - Clergy Discipline, Offences and Accusations (Canon 54) -- 8 A Note on Roman Catholic Canon Law -- Appendix Standing Orders of the General Assembly (excerpt) -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Explains the laws of the Church of Scotland, Scottish Episcopalian Church and the Roman Catholic Church in ScotlandSolicitors and counsel in Scotland receive little training in the information systems of the Churches in Scotland. This makes it difficult for them to advise on church law or appear in ecclesiastical courts, tribunals or commissions. Following well-received seminars on the Church of Scotland's legal system in 2007, and with additional contributions from the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic Church, this book was specially written to fill this gap. It includes chapters on the various Churches' polity, processes and judicial procedures, including the Church of Scotland's Judicial Commission and disciplinary processes.Key FeaturesA welcome reference for those who work and hold positions of responsibility within Churches, for those preparing for ministry or legal practice, and for practitioners called upon to appear before Church courtsContributions written by senior office-bearers of the General Assembly explain the law and practice of the Church of ScotlandIncludes a full description of the systems of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchWith a valuable note from the Roman Catholic Church
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Presbyterian Governance -- 2 Commissions and Judicial Bodies -- 3 Procedure in Church Courts -- 4 The Presbyterial Commission: Law and Practice -- 5 Scottish Episcopal Church: Polity, Law and Governance -- 6 Scottish Episcopal Church: Judicial Procedures I - General -- 7 Scottish Episcopal Church: Judicial Procedures II - Clergy Discipline, Offences and Accusations (Canon 54) -- 8 A Note on Roman Catholic Canon Law -- Appendix Standing Orders of the General Assembly (excerpt) -- Bibliography -- Index

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Explains the laws of the Church of Scotland, Scottish Episcopalian Church and the Roman Catholic Church in ScotlandSolicitors and counsel in Scotland receive little training in the information systems of the Churches in Scotland. This makes it difficult for them to advise on church law or appear in ecclesiastical courts, tribunals or commissions. Following well-received seminars on the Church of Scotland's legal system in 2007, and with additional contributions from the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Roman Catholic Church, this book was specially written to fill this gap. It includes chapters on the various Churches' polity, processes and judicial procedures, including the Church of Scotland's Judicial Commission and disciplinary processes.Key FeaturesA welcome reference for those who work and hold positions of responsibility within Churches, for those preparing for ministry or legal practice, and for practitioners called upon to appear before Church courtsContributions written by senior office-bearers of the General Assembly explain the law and practice of the Church of ScotlandIncludes a full description of the systems of the Scottish Episcopal ChurchWith a valuable note from the Roman Catholic Church

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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