Table of contents
Premise – 1. The automatic procedure before the appellate court – 1.1 Difference between automatic procedure and the principle of the double degree of jurisdiction – 1.2 Analysis of the current rules – 1.3 Meaning and contradictions of the current rules: milestones of the reform – 2. The appeal in the strict sense – 2.1 Injustice as a basis for appeal: criticism of the rationality of the sentence – 2.2 Analysis of the rules – 2.3 Uncertain points in doctrine and jurisprudence – 3. The complaint of nullity – 3.1 The gravamen of "illegitimacy" – 3.2 Analysis of the norm – 4. The new proposition of the case

Abstract
The article outlines the system of appeals against judgments issued by ecclesiastical courts, focusing on the right of the faithful to the proper exercise of judicial power