THE MANUSCRIPT Among the manuscripts bearing mainly on Maltese ecclesiastical affairs, preserved in the archives of the Cathedral at Mdina, one occasionally comes across documents containing material of interest to the medical historian. One such manuscript of the mid-sixteenth century deals with the procedure for the annulment of marriage on medical grounds. The manuscript consists of four fol...

S ome 17 years ago, shortly after the 1983 Code of Canon Law was promulgated, CHA asked me to prepare a brief study of the administration of ecclesiastical goods; the resulting article, "Canonical Duties, Liabilities of Trustees and Administrators," appeared in Health Progress in 1985.' Although many of the points made in that article remain valid today, some do not because, in the intervening ...

When developing electoral protocols, desiderata include a system which is transparent, non-manipulable, honest, and not open to strategizing. However, these desiderata are in tension with each other: Often, transparent electoral procedures are the least strategy resistant, and many honest procedures encourage manipulation. Thus, a balance between these different goals must be sought. In modern ...

Research into various aspects of slavery and the related conversions has multiplied in recent years. This contribution investigates case Fatima, a young woman belonging to Turkish–Algerian elite, who was captured 1608 by Tuscan Knights Saint Stephen. Rescued her parents entrusted some Corsican merchants for safe return home, she remained Calvi (Corsica) because embraced Christianity. Thus, loca...