ECCLESIASTICAL LAW

Specific Foundation / Core

As a result of the successful participation in the course of Ecclesiastical Law, students: ▪ at a theoretical level, gain a broad knowledge of constitutional and generally multilevel fair relationship between the state and churches / religions in Greece and Europe, learning to critically approach the various aspects of these relations, ▪ at a practical level, and through the analysis of the case of the Greek and European courts (Council of State - Supreme Court - European Court of Human Rights) acquire legal specialization in an industry with frequent litigation application, learning to argue either in court either on the public / private dialogue constitutionally viable for solving these problems. Specifically, learn and deepen in the following three main cognitive pillars of Church Law: (a) Relationship state and churches / religions in Greece and Europe, focusing on the specific legal applications (such as: cancellation competence Council of State, the Supreme Court and other courts - organization, management, operation and decision making in ecclesiastical legal entities of public and private law - payroll clergy - financial and tax treatment of religions) (b) Constitutional and other legal protection of the right to religious freedom (freedom of religious conscience - freedom of worship - restrictions on the right - conversion - religious freedom cases before the European Court of Human Rights - European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental freedoms) (c) Legal status of organization, administration and institutional functioning of church / religious entities (collectively and single-person governing bodies, regulatory competence and legislative authorization for the government, metropolitan-temples-monasteries, church property, ecclesiastical criminal law). Special church dikaiotaxies: Mount Athos, Church of Crete, Orthodox patriarchates

Constitutional and Legal Status of Religious Affairs in Greece and the European Union. Church and State Relations in Greece and the European Union. Content, protection and limitations of the right to religious freedom. Sources of Ecclesiastical Law. Methods of interpreting the provisions of canon law. Church members, legal personnel and property status of these. Internal organization and administration of religions. Ecclesiastical criminal law. Church property, financial status of religions. Organizational subdivisions of the Church (Metropolises, parishes, monasteries). Church jurisdictios in Greek territory. Legal status of the monastic state of Mount Athos. Churches of Crete and the Dodecanese. Patriarchates: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Patriarchate of four old and younger.

Relations between Church and State, Religious Freedom, Organization and Administration of Church and Religious Legal Entities, church property, Religious Taxation.

07-01-2016