Course Content (Syllabus)
This module examines the history of Mount Athos as well as the sources of the Mount Athos Law. It also introduces students to the setting of the monastic life. The prevailed administrative system of Holy Mountain is examined thoroughly. Students will explore the extent to which Church and State relations accommodates the special status of the monks in Mount Athos. This module introduces students to the Property law and the features and principles of the administration of justice on Mount Athos.
1RST WEEK : HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
2ND WEEK: MOUNT ATHOS DURING THE BYZANTINE PERIOD
3RD WEEK: MOUNT ATHOS DURING THE OTTOMAN PERIOD
4TH WEEK :THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION OF THE MOUNT ATHOS REGIME
5TH WEEK: THE CHARTER OF MOUNT ATHOS
6TH WEEK : MOUNT ATHOS AND EUROPEAN UNION
7TH WEEK : THE CENTRAL ORGANIZATION OF MOUNT ATHOS
8TH WEEK : THE PERIPHERAL ORGANIZATION OF MOUNT ATHOS
9TH WEEK : AVATON
10TH WEEK : THE LAW OF PERSONS ON MOUNT ATHOS
11TH WEEK : THE SPECIAL LEGAL TREATMENT OF ATHONITE MONKS
12TH WEEK : PROPERTY LAW ON MOUNT ATHOS
13TH WEEK : ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ΟN MOUNT ATHOS
Keywords
Ecclesiastical law, canon law, Mount Athos, monastic life, monks, tribunal, justice
Additional bibliography for study
1. Ευ. Δωρή, Το δίκαιον του Αγ. Όρους. Άθω, τ. Α΄, Αθήνα-Κομοτηνή 1994.
2. Ευ. Δωρή, Το δίκαιον του Αγ. Όρους. Άθω, τ. Β΄, Πηγές του Αγιορειτικού Δικαίου, Αθήνα-Κομοτηνή 2004.
3. Ν.Α. Αντωνόπουλου, Η συνταγματική προστασία του αγιορείτικου καθεστώτος, Αθηνα 1997.
4. Χ.Κ. Παπαστάθη, Εσωτερικοί κανονισμοί Αγίου Όρους, Αθήνα-Κομοτηνή 2004.
5. +Iréné Doens, Χ.Κ. Παπαστάθη, Κ. Παπαγεωργίου, Δ.Η. Νικολακάκη, Νομοκανονική Βιβλιογραφία Αγίου Όρους (Άθω), 1912-2000, Καρυές 2007.