A rescript is a document that is issued not on the initiative of the author, but in response (it literally means 'written back') to a specific demand made by its addressee. It does not apply to more general legislation etcetera.
Overview
It may take various forms, from a formal document of an established type, such as a Papal Bull, to the forwarding of the demand with a simple mention by way of decision, something like "rejected" or "awarded", either to the party concerned or to the competent executive office to be carried out. A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope.
The word originated from the Roman imperial court, which often issued rescripts, in many cases prompted by its many governors and other officials. The other main field of application is the papal Roman Curia, which adopted many Roman administrative terms and practices. The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Roman Catholic Church, together with the Pope The Massachusetts appellate courts issue rescripts to the lower courts; these are the equivalent of mandates in federal appellate practice. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. [1]
By analogy it is also applied to similar procedures in other contexts, such as the Chinese and Japanese imperial courts, or even before the Roman empire. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
Papal rescripts
Rescripts are responses of the pope or a Sacred Congregation, in writing, to queries or petitions of individuals. Papal Rescripts are responses of the pope or a Sacred Congregation, in writing to queries or petitions of individuals A congregation is a type of Dicastery (department with a jurisdiction of the Roman Curia, the central administrative organism of the Catholic Church. Papal rescripts concern the granting of favours or the administration of justice under canon law. Canon law is internal ecclesiastical law governing the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches and the Anglican Communion of churches
This article incorporates text from the entry Rescript in the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia
References
- ^ Mass. R. App. P. 1(c)
Dictionary
rescript
-noun
- The answer of an emperor (originally the Roman Emperor) when formally consulted by a magistrate or other persons on some difficult point of law.
- The official written answer of the Pope upon a question of canon law, or morals.
- A duplicate copy of a legal document.
- A rewriting, a document copied or written again.
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