Kejus Rayappen

Discretion in Marriage Catholic Doctrine and Rotal Jurisprudence: a Scientific Study of Canon 1095,§ 2º with Special Reference to Indian Context Kejus Rayappen

An excellent and comprehensive doctoral dissertation on the Catholic doctrine and Rotal Jurisprudence on Discretion in Marriage (CIC canon 1095, § 2). The author delves deep into the origin and historical development of the notion of discretion and systematically unfolds the contemporary nuances on the subject according to eminent canonists and renowned Rotal judges, culminating in an exegetical interpretation of the canon. Further on, he ingeniously weaves through the anthropological structures and the sociological factors of India to spell out the Indian man?s specific anthropological characteristics resulting in certain socio-cultural mentalities that could possibly affect discretion in consent to marriage.