Contents
1. The existence of an authentic law in the Church of Christ
2. The concepts of right and law in general
3. Ecclesial right as that which is just in the Church
1. The special relevance of the historical dimension in the canonical area
2. The setting of the study of the history of canon law
1. Rights and law at the origins of the Church
2. Canon Law in the first millennium
3. Classical and postclassical canon law (1140–1563)
4. From the Council of Trent to the promulgation of the first Code of Canon Law (1563–1917)
5. From the Code of Canon Law of 1917 To the Present
1. Foreword
2. The configuration of divine law from the perspective of that which is intrinsically just in the Church
3. The configuration of human law from the perspective of that which is just as established by human persons