IUS CONNUBII: Canonical Dimension

• Main Author: Silma Mendes Berti
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Viçosa 2018-03-01
• Series: Revista de Direito
• Subjects: Ius connubii. Matrimônio canônico. Direito. Sacramento. Família.
• Online Access: https://www.revistadir.ufv.br/index.php/RevistaDireito-UFV/article/view/665

anon Law, in regulating under Can.1058 the "ius connubii", lays down that: "All those who are not prohibited from doing so by law may contract matrimony." This disposition, although apparently simple, has a wide and deep range of implications, questionings and possibilities for investigation, especially as it involves an extremely delicate relationship. A perfect combination of law and sacrament, the "ius connubii", in its close relationship with the constitution of the family, which is the sanctuary of Love, is an important problem, which faces the legislator, both in the legislation of the State, specifically in Civil Law, and in that of the Church. As the general principle of the canonical matrimonial system, "ius connubii' is the source of interpretation of all rules concerning matrimony, especially when it comes to the distinction between sacramental reality and liturgical ceremony. This is the fact, which is the basis of our reflections.