&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Scale_of_justice,_canon_law.svg) |
| Part of a series on the |
| Canon law of the Catholic Church |
|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:046CupolaSPietro.jpg){kind=small} Catholicism portal |
In the canon law of the Catholic Church, the computation of time,[1] also translated as the reckoning of time[2] (Latin: supputatio temporis[2]), is the manner by which legally-specified periods of time are calculated according to the norm of the canons on the computation of time. The application of laws frequently involves a question of time: generally three months must elapse after their promulgation before they go into effect; some obligations have to be fulfilled within a certain number of days, or weeks, or months. Hence the need of the rules for the computation of time.[3]
With the Code of 1917 and the reformed Code of 1983, the legislator has formulated these rules with a clearness and precision that they never had before.[3]
- ^ Peters, Dr. Edward N., The 1917 or Pio-Benedictine Code of Canon Law, pg. 39 (Book I, Title III).
- ^ a b Caparros et al., 1983 Code of Canon Law, pg. 160 (Book I, Title XI: De temporis supputatione)
- ^ a b Ayrinhac, General Legislation §122