The team of the Chair of Canon Law welcomes you on these pages. Here we inform you about the profile of our department, the tasks of the chair, introduce the staff and their main areas of research. You will also find current information about conferences and excursions.
The universal Church will have much to learn from the global south at the Synod of Bishops about Synodality in the fall of 2023. "It's going to be an exciting story," said Prof. Myriam Wijlens, whom Pope Francis recently appointed as a consultor of the Synod of Bishops. She considers Synodality - the common journeying of the People of God - to be an extremely urgent topic.
You can read the whole article about the interview of Prof. Wijlens with Grudrun Sailer from Vatican News here.
The professorship for canon law cordially invites you to the course "Kindeswohl: Förderung - Schutz - Rechte" in the summer semester 2021.
Please note that the course this semester takes place online via the Webex platform.
Our graduates are active in many areas of the Church and society, for example in the German Bishops' Conference, in (inter)diocesan officialates or in the leadership of a diocese.
Do you have any questions about how you can continue your studies in the field of Canon Law after graduation?
We would be happy to advise you!
Here you will find a collection of important links:
Sources / Norms
Quellentexte für das Kirchenrecht
Codex Canonum Ecclesiarum Orientalium (1990)
Direktorium zur Ausführung der Prinzipien und Normen über den Ökumenismus (1993)
Instruktion zu einigen Fragen über die Mitarbeit der Laien am Dienst der Priester (1997)
Collections of materials