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The canon law! Canon means rule of law. The older one was codified in l9l8 , same year as the War Powers Act=-from what I understand some of the provisions have the same numbers like Canon l388. The newer code of Canon Law came out officially in l982 or 83, these things take time the old laws are still on the books- and studied, some have been modified, of course.

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