IV. Canon law and the problem of expulsion: The origins and interpretation of Usurarum voraginem (VI 5.5.1)
Rowan Dorin
The canon Usurarum voraginem (VI 5.5.1), promulgated in 1274 at the Second Council of
Lyon,called for expulsion of foreign usurers and threatened recalcitrant authorities with
excommunication interdict. This article argues that provision was indebted
to contemporary French royal legislation its contents wording, rather than to any prior
tradition within law. case is therefore a rare example of
direct influence ius proprium on canonicum. As seen from dozens surviving
commentaries thirteenth through mid-fifteenth century, Usurarum
voraginem not only spurred canonists debate reach implementation, but also led them
to engage with current discussions citizenship foreignness. Finally, examines
how ecanon came provide justification expelling Christian usurers, their
Jewish counterparts as well.
Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung für Rechtsgeschichte. Kanonistische Abteilung