Acting on the behalf of legal entities of the Catholic Church in the light of the Austrian Supreme Court's judgements
Marek Strzała
Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University, , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1341-3464
Abstract
The Austrian Supreme Court, in a similar way to the Polish Supreme Court, states that canon law rules governing church property are relevant in the field of acts of legal entities of the Catholic Church. Hence, the views and arguments presented in its judgements in cases concerning the management of ecclesiastical property are also important for Polish legal practice. Between 1959 and 2013 a number of judgements were issued. There were a variety of cases, starting from the sale of the immovable property, through leasing it, and ending with the sale of fishery rights and contract of employment. In relation to those events a number of relevant legal views were stated by the Austrian Supreme Court. It considered the meaning of the term “alienation” (in the strict and broad sense), the obligation of a judge to examine canon law requirements for managing ecclesiastical property, the relevance of the particular canon law, the possibility of giving consent required by canon law per facta concludentia and scope of proxy authorization to manage church property. The question of treating the lease as an alienation in terms of the Code of Canon Law has also been raised. The case-law deals with many problems associated with the application of canon law in practice and provides a number of arguments to the parties in possible court proceedings.
Keywords:
Catholic Church, canon law, Code of Canon Law, religious organization, Church-State relations, Austria, religious communities, alienation, ecclesiastical property, Supreme Court, canon law reception, Law on ReligionReferences
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Dr, Zakład Prawa Kościelnego i Wyznaniowego, Wydział Prawa i Administracji, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, ul. Gołębia 9, 31-007 Kraków
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