The Department of History, General Norms, the Law of the Sacraments and Institutes of Consecrated Life was established on 1 October 2018 as a result of restructuring the departments at the Institute of Canon Law. Its research staff comprises persons who previously belonged to various departments and conducted research in the area of their specialisations. The staff have continued to carry out research in their respective areas of interest and follow the same research directions.
Fields of research:
- the history of the universal canon law
- fonts of the Polish particular canon law
- general norms of the canon law
- subjective right of the faithful to the holy sacraments
- legal impediments to the administration and reception of the sacraments
- ecclesiastical legislation on the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
- traditional and new forms of consecrated life, ascetic practices of consecrated persons
Chair of the Department: Rev. Prof. Dr. habil. Krzysztof Burczak, J.C.D., Professor
Fields of interest: history of canon law, legal Latin
Current research: the pope and promulgation of canon law collections
International cooperation: cooperation with Lehrsthul für Kirchenrecht, insbesondere Verwaltungsrecht sowie Kirchliche Rechtsgeschichte, Klaus-Mörsdorf-Studium für Kanonistik, Ludwig - Maximilians Universität München
e-mail: kburczak@kul.pl
Members:
Dr. habil. Elżbieta Szczot, J.C.D., Associate Professor
Fields of interest: legal protection of the family in the law and teachings of the Catholic Church
Current research: the scope and limitations of subjective rights of the faithful in the Church; sacramental law
International cooperation: 1) The National University "Ostroh Academy” in Ostroh, Ukraine (Національний університет «Острозька академія»); 2) Volyn Orthodox Theological Academy in Lutsk, Ukraine (Волинська Православна Богословська Академія)
e-mail: eszczot@kul.pl
Rev. Dr. habil. Ambroży Skorupa SDS, J.C.D., Associate Professor
Fields of interest: institutes of consecrated life, religious institutes, secular institutes and societies of apostolic life
Current research: 1) The evangelical counsel of poverty; 2) The governance of institutes; 3) Temporal goods and their administration
International cooperation: Consociatio Internationalis Studio Iuris Canonici promovendo
e-mail: izksza@kul.pl
Rev. Dr. habil. Tadeusz Syczewski, STD, Associate Professor
Fields of interest: sources of Polish Church law, rituals in Latin Church law, marriage preparation
Current research: rites of Lent and Easter in the law of the Latin Church
International cooperation: -
e-mail: tsyczewski@kul.lublin.pl
Most. Rev. Dr. habil. Artur Miziński, J.C.D., Assistant Professor
Fields of interest: canonical penal law, the procedural law of the Catholic Church
Current research: legal status of an advocate in the Latin Church
International cooperation: chairing and participating in many international conferences
e-mail: a.mizinski@diecezja.lublin.pl
Dr. habil. Lidia Fiejdasz-Buczek, Assistant Professor
Fields of interest: Canonization law
Current research: Reform of canonization law under the pontificate of Pope Francis; beatification and canonization messages; decrees on miracles issued in the years 2013-2020
International cooperation: internships abroad, organising international conferences and publishing works in cooperation with researchers from recognised foreign academic centres and with members of the Curia's dicasteries
e-mail: lfiejda@kul.pl
Rev. Dr. Adam Kaczor, J.C.D., Teaching Associate
Fields of interest: 1) Theology of canon law, theories regarding the foundations of existence of law in the Church; 2) General norms of the Code of Canon Law
Current research: 1) the "Munich school" of canon law; 2) The polemics of canonists with Rudolph Sohm
International cooperation: 1) Cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kirchenrecht; 2) Regular participation in the cycle of conferences De processibus matrimonialibus in Munich and Augsburg
e-mail: kaczor@lu.onet.pl
Rev. Dr. Adam Jaszcz, J.C.D., Research Associate
Fields of interest: Diocesan Synods in the Roman Catholic Church, Diocesan Synods in the Church in Poland, the hierarchical constitution of the Church
Current research: Church law and its binding force in conscience
International cooperation: -
e-mail: ajaszcz@op.pl
