La prueba de las anomalías graves en relación con la capacidad consensual: la pericia como medio de prueba en los supuestos del canon 1095
Expert testimony is regarded as a required «form of proof» in marriage nullity cases whose «purpose» is to declare incapacity of consent, which encompasses the nature and complexity of the subject of legal dispute and ought to be addressed with all available tools, including the contributions of psy...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Navarra |
| Repositorio: | Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/41287 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/41287 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Proof Incapacity Anomaly Expert testimony Prueba Incapacidad Anomalía Pericia Materias Investigacion::Derecho canónico |
| Sumario: | Expert testimony is regarded as a required «form of proof» in marriage nullity cases whose «purpose» is to declare incapacity of consent, which encompasses the nature and complexity of the subject of legal dispute and ought to be addressed with all available tools, including the contributions of psychology and psychiatry. The need for such expert testimony is acknowledged in canonical terms (even in the absence of the defendant) in the premises that underwrite canon 1095, wherein legal incapacity rests on the factual basis of a «mental illness» (canon 1680) or an «anomaly» (articles 203 and 209 DC). The ratio behind expert testimony is to provide the judge with elements of proof enabling him to reach a final judgment that meets the required degree of moral certainty. The objective framework conditioning the questions and answers of expert testimony is set out in article 209 DC, the outcome of which is to be freely assessed by the judges (canon 1608 §3, 1579 §1). |
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