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Canon law touches on every area of Orthodox Church life, including Ecclesiology, Liturgy, and Ethics.

N. Athanasiev. "The Canons of the Church: Changeable or Unchangeable?" St. Vladimir's Theological Quarterly, 11(1967), pp. 54-68.
Lewis J. Patsavos. The Canon Law of the Orthodox Catholic Church (Mimeographed Notes). Brookline, Mass.: Holy Cross Bookstore, 1975.
Henry R. Percival, Ed. The Seven Ecumenical Councils. "Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers," Second Series, Vol. 14. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1956.
Erickson, John H., The Challenge of Our Past: Studies in Orthodox Canon Law and Church History (Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press 1991).
The Stand of the Orthodox Church on Controversial Issues by Stanley Harakas
B. Archondonis. "A Common Code for the Orthodox Churches," Kanon I (1973), pp. 45-53.
The Theology of Oikonomia and Its Implications for Sacramental and Ecumenical Perspectives by Sabu John
The Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church by Lewis Patsavos
The Russian Canonical Territory - some comments from an Orthodox historico-canonical perspective

Byzantine Catholic canon law - Code of Canons for the Oriental Churches
Roman Catholic - Catholic Encyclopedia article on Canon Law (outdated, but informative)
In Judaism, see w:Halakha
In Islam, see w:Sharia, w:Fatwa, and w:Fiqh

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