AN IGWEBUIKE PERSPECTIVE OF CIVIL AND CANON LAW

Abstract

Civil law and canon law represent two different rationalities that over time have questioned each other. Consequent upon that, very high walls are built due to perceptions that make complementarity look impossible. Igwebuike as complementary thought posits that no individual approach to the problem of human existence actually suffices. No one approach is comprehensive enough. Both systems, civil and canon law, attempt to provide the necessary structures of governance to ensure a well-functioning society. Each has its respective sphere, however, with separate but certainly not incompatible goals to be achieved.