Abstract

This contribution examines the peculiarities deriving from the celebration of a marriage within the Vatican City State and the related legal consequences. In particular, considering the characteristics of this State, the envisaged exclusive application of canon law for the aforementioned marriage is highlighted and this on the basis of art. 4 lett. c) of law no. LXXI of 2008 on the sources of law.
Therefore, both the relevance of these marriages inside and outside the Vatican through the transcription procedure and the impact of the declarations of their nullity in relation to the procedure for granting the decree of enforceability of the Apostolic Signature are analyzed from an inter-ordinal perspective. In this regard, the main orientations of canonical and ecclesiastical doctrine are studied in depth, as reinterpreted in the practice of the superior judicial body of the Holy See regarding the recognition or otherwise of the concordat nature of vatican marriages.