William L.  Daniel, J.C.D., Ph.D. Headshot

School

  • School of Canon Law
  • Expertise

  • Canonical Procedure
  • Canonical Trials
  • Canonical Due Process
  • Marriage Nullity Process
  • Annulments
  • Canon Law
  • Roman Rota
  • Apostolic Signatura
  • Marriage in Canon Law
  • Catholic Marriage
  • Languages

  • Ecclesiastical Latin
  • In the Media

    Publications

    • The ‘Appellatio mere dilatoria’ in Causes of Nullity of Marriage. A Contribution to the General Theory of the Appeal against a Definitive Sentence

      Published in Studia canonica 50 (2016) 383-452.

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    • The Notion of Canonical Jurisprudence and its Application to the Tribunal of the Roman Rota and Causes of Nullity of Marriage

      This article was published in The Jursit 76 (2016), pp. 197-229, and in Justice and Mercy Have Met. Pope Francis and the Reform of the Marriage Nullity Process, edited by Kurt Martens (Washington, DC: CUA Press, 2017) 271-303.

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    • The Art of Good Governance. A Guide to the Administrative Procedure for Just Decision-Making in the Catholic Church

      When preparing to make important administrative decisions in the governance of those subject to their pastoral care, some individual ecclesiastical authorities may intuitively follow an administrative procedure of sorts, such as by hearing in advance those who will be affected by the decision. Other authorities, though, may not take any major steps prior to making a decision in a particular case, perhaps even in good faith. This inconsistency leaves the Church exposed to giving the impression of injustice in her administrative activity, and this hinders her ability to shine forth in the world as the Mirror of Justice.
      In order to overcome this problem, it is incumbent upon ecclesiastical authorities and those advising them to come to a deeper appreciation of the procedural implications of the art of good governance. This volume aims to foster a more profound understanding of administrative procedural norms in order to aid those whose duty it is to govern well and to protect the right of Christ’s faithful to a just administrative procedure. The norms’ fullest sense is captured in light of the doctrine and jurisprudence that explain and illustrate them, and so these scientific elements are explored in depth. This study finally explores avenues for their possible future reform and even articulates a concrete proposal in the form of draft norms that could be adopted by canonical legislators.

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    • "Ministerium Iustitiæ." Jurisprudence of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. Official Latin with English Translation

      This collection of jurisprudence includes the official Latin text with an English translation by William L. Daniel. The foreword is by Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura.

      This collection spans many topics, including causes of nullity, members of religious institutes, parish priests, sacred places, and discipline and administration within the Church.
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