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The law of Vatican City State consists of many forms, the most important of which is the canon law of the Catholic Church. [1] The organs of state are governed by the Fundamental Law of Vatican City State. The Code of Penal Procedure governs tribunals and the Lateran Treaty governs relations with the Italian Republic.
Seal of Vatican City State. Vatican City has a legal system distinct from that of Italy. The pope's judicial authority is exercised through the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, as he by law serves also as the President of the Cassation Court of Vatican City (i.e. the highest court of appeal). [9]
In the Pope's name, judiciary functions (Vatican judiciary) are exercised by four bodies: a Supreme Court, a Court of Appeal, a Tribunal and a Sole Judge, whose roles are established by the Vatican codes of criminal and civil procedure, and the 2013 "Motu Proprio On the Jurisdiction of Judicial Authorities of Vatican City State in Criminal ...
The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has strongly defended the integrity and fairness of the city state’s justice system following criticism that Pope Francis' absolute power and his interventions ...
Paolo Cavana, a professor of canonical and ecclesiastic law at the Vatican-affiliated LUMSA University, argued that the Holy See is beholden to European norms guaranteeing a fair trial “by an ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A British court on Friday largely backed the Vatican in refusing to declare that a London-based financier acted in “good faith” in his dealings over the Holy See’s 350 ...
The Apostolic Signatura is also the final court of cassation in the civil legal system of Vatican City State. [10] According to Vatican City State Law CCCLI issued on 16 March 2020, [11] its competence includes appeals concerning legal procedure and judicial competence. [10] According to a 2008 law issued by Pope Benedict XVI, the civil legal ...
An appeal may be had to the pope himself, who is the supreme ecclesiastical judge. [4] The Catholic Church has a complete legal system , which is the oldest in the West still in use. [ 5 ] The court is named Rota ( wheel ) because the judges, called auditors , originally met in a round room to hear cases. [ 6 ]