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# Canon Law Dataset
## Overview

This dataset is a structured compilation of the canons from the Code of Canon Law, specifically the canons related to various aspects of Church law. Each entry in the dataset contains the canon number, section number, and the corresponding text, which provides details about the specific laws and regulations that govern the Latin Church.

The dataset is organized in a JSON format, making it easily accessible for various applications, including legal research, natural language processing (NLP), and other forms of textual analysis. The dataset can be particularly useful for developers and researchers who are working on projects related to religious law, legal text analysis, or historical document processing.

## Dataset Structure
The dataset is organized as a list of JSON objects, where each object contains the following fields:

    Canon: The number of the canon.
    Section: The specific section within the canon.
    Text: The text associated with that particular canon and section, detailing the legal or procedural information.

## Example

```json
[
  {
    "Canon": 1,
    "Section": 1,
    "Text": "The Church has its own inherent right to constrain with penal sanctions Christ’s faithful who commit offences. The canons of this Code regard only the Latin Church."
  },
  {
    "Canon": 1,
    "Section": 2,
    "Text": "The one who is at the head of a Church must safeguard and promote the good of the community itself and of each of Christ’s faithful, through pastoral charity, example of life, advice and exhortation and, if necessary, also through the imposition or declaration of penalties, in accordance with the provisions of the law, which are always to be applied with canonical equity and having in mind the restoration of justice, the reform of the offender, and the repair of scandal."
  },
  {
    "Canon": 2,
    "Section": 1,
    "Text": "The penal sanctions in the Church are: 1° medicinal penalties or censures, which are listed in cann. 1331-1333; 2° expiatory penalties, mentioned in can. 1336. For the most part, the Code does not define the rites which must be observed in celebrating liturgical actions. Therefore, liturgical laws in force until now retain their force unless one of them is contrary to the canons of the Code."
  }
]
```