Abstract

Henry of Susa is traditionally considered one of the most important canonists of the thirteenth century, being both a point of reference for his contemporaries and, for canonical studies, one of the most authoritative sources of the utrumque ius. In the last seventy years, his ecclesiological thought has been the object of a debate within the community of scholars, which sees him either as the spokesman for the monarchical and centralizing instance of papal power, or as the proponent of a “corporativeµ reorganization of papal jurisdiction. The aim of this paper is to offer an overview of the studies on this subject and suggest new possible research perspectives.