Concordatary Law

The Apostolic Holy See, as a subject of the international law, further maintained her rights to sign bilateral agreements in regard to the operation of the Catholic Church, which as part of the international law obligate the signing partners to the execution of what is included in it. These agreements between Apostolic Holy See and individual states, which record and arrange the most important common questions, are called concordat. The Institute of Canon Law "ad instar facultatis" of the Pázmány Péter Catholic University (Budapest) has prepared this volume on the Concordatary Law in order to help the knowledge of the new generation of scholars to understand the various aspects of the State and Church relationship, based on theoretical foundation, historical exemples and analysis of several recurring tendencies in the international field of diplomacy. At the end of this work can be found fifteen original texts which serve the illustration of the clear and continuous concept on the characteristics of church-state relations. (Sz. Anzelm Szuromi O. Praem)