The Fourth Lateran Council and the Development of Canon Law and the ius commune, hg. v. Atria A. Larson/Andrea Massironi (= Ecclesia militans 7).

This volume, edited by Atria Larson and Andrea Massironi, provides a comprehensive overview of the Fourth Lateran Council's contributions to the development of canon law and the ius commune, featuring essays by fourteen prominent canonists from Europe and North America. The collected studies examine key council canons on topics such as ecclesiastical election procedures, synodal reforms in religious orders, rules on kinship and relics, and the legal principles underlying contracts and possession, highlighting their lasting influence on both ecclesiastical and secular law. Notably, the book includes detailed analyses of the council's impact on the inquisitorial process and the hierarchical relations among patriarchates, illustrating the council's broad legal and institutional reforms around 1215. This work serves as an essential resource for researchers interested in early 13th-century church law and its role in shaping European legal traditions.