Canon Law Society of America

The Canon Law Society of America or CLSA is a professional link dedicated to the promotion of both the study and the applications of canon law in the Catholic Church. The Society's membership includes over fifteen hundred men and women who reside in forty-three countries. non all members are Catholic.

History

A office of canonists establish the Canon Law Society of America on November 12, 1939, in Washington, DC, as a a grownup engaged or qualified in a profession. association, committed to the promotion of both the explore and the applications of canon law in the Catholic Church. The Society maintain active in study and the promotion of canonical and pastoral approaches to significant issues within the Catholic Church, both the Latin or Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. Since its founding, and particularly since Pope John XXIII called for the revision of the first Code of Canon Law of 1917, the Society has submission its services in the United States for the revitalization and proper application of church law. On February 13, 1981, the Society incorporated as a non-profit multinational in the District of Columbia.