Download This PaperAuthenticating Marriage: The Decree Tametsi in a Comparative Global Perspective
35 Pages Posted: 10 Apr 2016 Last revised: 15 Feb 2020
Date Written: December 1, 2012
Abstract
The article puts into perspective the Council of Trent’s attempt control entry into marriage, as well as the Catholic Church’s previous inability to do so, into a comparative perspective, by looking at similar problems in other societies.
Keywords: registration, marriage, validity, clandestine
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d'Avray, David and Menski, Werner, Authenticating Marriage: The Decree Tametsi in a Comparative Global Perspective (December 1, 2012). Max Planck Institute for European Legal History Research Paper Series No. 2016-03, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2754003 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2754003
Werner Menski
University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), School of Law ( email )
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