canon law
ordinances and regulations made by Church leadership for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members
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Summary
canon law is an area of law[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of area of law entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,976 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic discipline[3], academic major[4]
- Subclass of: law[5], religious law[6]
- Part of: ecclesiastical law[7]
- Commons category: Canon law[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Canon law[9]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[10], Encyclopedia of Political Theory[11], Otto's encyclopedia[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[15], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[16], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Partially coincident with: Law of Vatican City[18]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/canon-law[19]
- Different from: ecclesiastical law[20]
- Practiced by: canon law jurist[21]
- P14483: d/derecho-canonico[22]
- P14541: 10tGIk[23], 2rR9dm[24]
Why It Matters
canon law has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]