The clergy sex abuse crisis and the legal responses [electronic resource] / James T. O'Reilly and Margaret S.P. Chalmers.

Legal disputes over worldwide and U.S. sexual abuse by Catholic priests, and over efforts by Catholic bishops to conceal clerical misconduct, have produced many headlines and public discussion. However, the precise legal issues involved remain a mystery to most observers. In this study, James O'...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Oxford)
Main Authors: O'Reilly, James T., 1947- (Author), Chalmers, Margaret S. P. (Author)
Other title:Oxford scholarship online.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Summary:Legal disputes over worldwide and U.S. sexual abuse by Catholic priests, and over efforts by Catholic bishops to conceal clerical misconduct, have produced many headlines and public discussion. However, the precise legal issues involved remain a mystery to most observers. In this study, James O'Reilly and Margaret Chalmers examine the role of canon law in these cases and the interplay between the global church-based law and the laws of individual jurisdictions where criminal actions and lawsuits are brought.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199350209 (ebook) :
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199937936.001.0001
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 24, 2014)