Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theory

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00003648142022-08-03Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theoryDecock, WimContitutionalist doctrineFrancisco Suárezpower struggleChurchprincespolitical powerDoctrina constitucionalistaFrancisco Suárezlucha de poderIglesiapríncipespoder político« Texts serve contexts », runs a common rule of legal practice. Taking into account this basic yet revealing insight, it will be argued in this paper that constitutionalist doctrine as it was developed by Francisco Suárez in early modern times basically is to be considered as the outcome of the power struggle between the Church, its protestant rivals and increasingly ambitious secular authorities. By stressing its natural and contractual origins, Suárez’s « natural » account of political power was geared towards bringing down to earth the lofty ambitions of absolutist princes who increasingly tried to fish into the Church’s ponds. From a methodological point of view, in a « humanistic » vain this paper foremostly seeks to foster a return to a close-reading of Suárez’s De legibus ac Deo legislatore (1612) and De defensione fidei catholicae (1613).“Los textos sirven al contexto” establece una norma común de la práctica legal. Teniendo en cuenta esta idea aun básica y reveladora, se argumentará en este documento que la doctrina constitucionalista, desarrollada por Francisco Suárez en los inicios de los tiempos modernos básicamente se considera como un resultado de la lucha de poder entre la iglesia, sus rivales protestantes y las cada vez más ambiciosas, autoridades seculares. Enfatizando sus orígenes naturales y contractuales, la consideración natural de Suárez sobre el poder político se dedicó a aterrizar las altas ambiciones de los príncipes absolutistas, quienes cada vez más, trataron de pescar en los estanque de la Iglesia. Este documento, desde un punto de vista metodológico, en una vanidad “humanista”, busca fortalecer un retorno a la lectura cercana de De degibus ac Deo legislatore ( 1612) y De defensione fidei Catholicae ( 1613) de Suárez.Universidad de Manizales (UManizales): Centro de Investigaciones Socio-Jurídicas de la Facultad de Derecho2009text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=3267530(Revista) ISSN 0123-9465Ambiente Jurídico, ISSN 0123-9465, Nº. 11, 2009, pags. 68-92engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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Ambiente Jurídico, ISSN 0123-9465, Nº. 11, 2009, pags. 68-92

English

Contitutionalist doctrine
Francisco Suárez
power struggle
Church
princes
political power
Doctrina constitucionalista
Francisco Suárez
lucha de poder
Iglesia
príncipes
poder político

Contitutionalist doctrine
Francisco Suárez
power struggle
Church
princes
political power
Doctrina constitucionalista
Francisco Suárez
lucha de poder
Iglesia
príncipes
poder político
Decock, Wim
Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theory

« Texts serve contexts », runs a common rule of legal practice. Taking into account this basic yet revealing insight, it will be argued in this paper that constitutionalist doctrine as it was developed by Francisco Suárez in early modern times basically is to be considered as the outcome of the power struggle between the Church, its protestant rivals and increasingly ambitious secular authorities. By stressing its natural and contractual origins, Suárez’s « natural » account of political power was geared towards bringing down to earth the lofty ambitions of absolutist princes who increasingly tried to fish into the Church’s ponds. From a methodological point of view, in a « humanistic » vain this paper foremostly seeks to foster a return to a close-reading of Suárez’s De legibus ac Deo legislatore (1612) and De defensione fidei catholicae (1613).

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Decock, Wim

Decock, Wim

Decock, Wim

Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theory

Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theory

Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theory

Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theory

Counter-Reformation diplomacy behind: Francisco Suárez's constitutionalist theory

counter-reformation diplomacy behind: francisco suárez's constitutionalist theory

Universidad de Manizales (UManizales): Centro de Investigaciones Socio-Jurídicas de la Facultad de Derecho

2009

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