Law Person and Community

<p>Law Person and Community: Philosophical Theological and Comparative Perspectives on Canon Law takes up the fundamental question "What is law?" through a consideration of the interrelation of the concepts of law person and community. As with the concept of law described by secular legal theorists canon law aims to set a societal order that harmonizes the interests of individuals and communities secures peace guarantees freedom and establishes justice. At the same time canon law rests upon a traditional understanding of the spiritual end of the human person and religious nature of community.</p>