Jurisprudence of the Apostolic Signatura in contentious-administrative cases

Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
Declaratio of 09.11.1970, Prot. N.

Petitioner

Respondent

Publication

Apoll 44 (1971) 28-29
Documenta recentiora circa rem matrimonialem et processualem I. II, Romae 1977. 1980, I, nn. 3175-3182
IC 12/23 (1972) 59-60
LE IV, n. 3919
Per 60 (1971) 349-350

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Translations

angl., Digest VIII, 1111-1113

Content

De parte resistente in processu contentioso administrativo

Sources

Legenda

Canons of the Code 1983
All the canons that are found in the in iure and in the in facto part of the decisions are reported in the sources.
The canons that constitute the main object of the decision or on which the decision sets out a principle of interpretation are reported in bold.
The canons of the 1983 Code are shown in italics:
- if they do not appear in the text of the decision but if the decision deals with them;
- if they correspond to canons of the 1917 Code, of which the decision (prior to 1983) deals.

Other sources
All the sources that are found in the in iure and in the in facto part of the decisions are reported.

Normae Speciales Art. 99 § 1; Art. 99 § 3; Art. 112

Legal Summary

1. In processu contentioso administrativo coram Signatura Apostolica pars resistens, in casu, non est Curiae Romanae Dicasterium quod impugnatam decisionem tulit, sed Ordinarius vel Superior qui actum administrativum posuit, ex quo contentio orta est.
2. Recurrens et altera pars possunt hoc in iudicio stare «solummodo per Patronum» (Normae Speciales, art. 99, § l). Si alterutra pars, quavis de causa non constituerit sibi Patronum, «ipse Secretarius ex officio ad nominationem procedit» (Normae Speciales, art. 99, § 3). Omnibus adiunctis consideratis, nominatur Patronus persona quae magis idonea ad causam defendendam censetur, eiusque nomen cum parte communicatur.

1. In the contentious-administrative process before the Apostolic Signatura, the resisting party, in the present case, is not the Dicastery of the Roman Curia that rendered the contested decision, but the Ordinary or Superior who placed the administrative act from which the controversy arose.
2. The one making recourse and the other party may stand in this trial "only through a Patron" (Normae Speciales, art. 99, § 1). If either party, for whatever reason, has not constituted a Patron for itself, "the Secretary himself proceeds ex officio to the appointment" (Normae Speciales, art. 99, § 3). All the circumstances having been considered, the person deemed more suitable to defend the case is appointed as Patron, and his name is communicated to the party.

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Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic SignaturaDeclaratio of 09.11.1970, Prot. N.

Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
Declaratio of 09.11.1970, Prot. N.