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This paper studies in detail the canon 1682 of the Code of Canon law, promulgated in 1983. The canon prescribes that Ecclesiastical Tribunals must, in all cases, confirm any sentence which first declares a marriage null. In order to shorten the duration of the process, the Code …

With the motu proprio Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus (MI), Pope Francis changed the landscape of tribunal procedure. He made it easier for a petitioner to bring a charge of nullity to his local tribunal, and he introduced a shorter process for the hearing of marriage nullity cases. T…

While the libellus is the instrument that introduces litigation in an ordinary contentious trial, causes concerning the nullity of matrimonial consent have often involved investigations before or at the time of the presentation of the libellus. It is necessary to have an accurat…