Doctor of Canon Law (Catholic Church)
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Catholic doctoral-level terminal degreeTemplate:SHORTDESC:Catholic doctoral-level terminal degree
Doctor of Canon Law (Latin: Juris Canonici Doctor, JCD) is the doctoral-level terminal degree in the studies of canon law of the Roman Catholic Church. It can also be an honorary degree awarded by Anglican colleges. It may also be abbreviated ICD or dr.iur.can. (Iuris Canonici Doctor), ICDr, DCL, DCnl, DDC, or DCanL (Doctor of Canon Law). A doctor of both laws (i.e. canon and civil) is a JUD (Juris Utriusque Doctor) or UJD (Utriusque Juris Doctor).
History
[edit | edit source]Further information: Legal history of the Catholic Church
The Roman Church has the oldest continuously used homogeneous legal system in the world.[1][2]
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Dr. Edward N. Peters, CanonLaw.info, accessed Jul-1-2013
- ^ Raymond Wacks, Law: A Very Short Introduction, 2nd Ed. (Oxford University Press, 2015) p.15.
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