Fundamental Law of Vatican City State
The Fundamental Law of Vatican City State is the main governing legal document of the Vatican's civil entities. The law consists of 20 Articles.
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History
The Fundamental Law was first published on 7 June 1929, on the authority of Pius XI.[1]
On 26 November 2000, Pope John Paul II promulgated the Fundamental Law. It obtained the force of law on 22 February 2001, Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, Apostle, and replaced in its entirety law N. I (the Fundamental Law of Vatican City of 7 June 1929). All the norms in force in Vatican City State which were not in agreement with the new Law were abrogated and the original of the Fundamental Law, bearing the Seal of Vatican City State, was deposited in the Archive of the Laws of Vatican City State and the corresponding text was published in the Supplement to the Acta Apostolicae Sedis.[2]
On 13 May 2023, Pope Francis published a new version of the Fundamental Law.[1]
References
- Cernuzio, Salvatore (2023-05-13). "Pope Francis reforms Vatican City State's 'Constitution'". Vatican News. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- Fundamental Law, paragraph second form last
Further reading
- Dalla Torre, Giuseppe (2002). "La nuova legge fondamentale dello Stato della Città del Vaticano". Angelicum. 79 (3): 711–724. ISSN 1123-5772.
- La Vella, Giancarlo (2023-05-13). "New Fundamental Law gives Vatican a renewed missionary impetus". Vatican News. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
External links
- 1929 version (in Italian)
- 2000 version (in Italian) (in English)
- 2023 version (in Italian)
- Motu proprio establishing the 2023 version