ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI

Course Organization and Description

• Theology of Marriage

Marriage will be examined from а theological perspective. Human sexuality, the nature of love and commitment, marriage as covenant, and marriage as sacrament will be explored and developed.

• General Norms

The course will cover marriage from а canonical perspective and we will provide a general overview of Canon Law, including the law of Eastern Churches.

• Canonical Procedure

The course will provide a general overview of canonical process. It will cover matters of jurisdiction, court constitution, the rights and responsibilities of the various officers of the court, and the manner of presenting a case before the court and seeing it to conclusion.

• Jurisprudence

The legal reasoning behind the various grounds for a declaration of nullity of marriage will be presented. What is and is not relevant to such а determination will be highlighted.

• Eastern Churches

The course will overview the Eastern Code presenting the Eastern form of celebration of marriage, the differences in impediments, conditions, dispensation, and other minor differences with the Latin Church for marriages.

• Practicum

The Professor provides to the students based on what they have learned, information to work on small-groups to practice in interviewing clients and analyzing their situation. The professor also will teach the students how to prepare the advocate's brief. It is an argument, why the case should be null?

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