Symposium
Il finanziamento della politica
The Symposium addresses the recent developments in the regulation of politics in Italy, as shaped by both rules and judicial review. The essays published here outline different dimensions of the regulatory framework, such as political financing, the status of elective officers and political parties in a comparative perspective.
Lo status degli esponenti politici e la crisi dei partiti
The Symposium addresses the recent developments in the regulation of politics in Italy, as shaped by both rules and judicial review. The essays published here outline different dimensions of the regulatory framework, such as political financing, the status of elective officers and political parties in a comparative perspective.
La regolazione dei partiti
The Symposium addresses the recent developments in the regulation of politics in Italy, as shaped by both rules and judicial review. The essays published here outline different dimensions of the regulatory framework, such as political financing, the status of elective officers and political parties in a comparative perspective.
Articles
A History of Institutional Reforms (1948-2015)
This article describes seventy years of attempts to repair the errors of the founding fathers, in particular in relation to the design of Part Two of the Constitution. The Author points out that the flawed design of the bicameral Parliament and the weakness of the Cabinet were known from the beginning, as they were
Twenty Years of Electoral Legislation (1993-2013). Bet- ween “already” and the “not yet”
After twenty years, six elections, thirteen governments and two electoral laws, the goal of this article is to highlight the choices, the effects and trends in the evolution of Italy’s electoral legislation over the last two decades (1993-2013), stressing its consistencies and inconsistencies, continuities and discontinuities, impact, considering the logic of the two electoral
Administrative Reforms in Europe at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
Administrative reforms in Europe at the beginning of the twenty-first century take place in a very different context from that existing at the end of the twentieth century. This is why recipes and solutions are partially different, as is clear from a comparative analysis of the recent experiences in the United Kingdom, France and
Administrative Reforms: the Path of State Modernization
The path of Italian administrative reform aimed at «reinventing» the State has been determined by certain factors — the recurrent «emergencies» of public finance, the rise of the majoritarian logic, the succession of grand plans of modernization and periods of silent resistance — that explain the discontinuous and contradictory nature of the changes. Compared
Theory and Jurisprudence
The Case for a New Dialogue Between Doctrine and Administrative Jurisprudence
The author notes the declining attention of legal scholars for the judicial opinions of administrative courts, at a time when settled case law is under- going major changes, in Italy and elsewhere. He thus argues that legal literature should resume its dialogue with the administrative courts, in the interest of Italian legal culture and
Court Reviews of Technically Complex Administrative Assessments
The administrative case law was faced with changes that led to a challenging of the guidelines followed in the judicial review of technically complex administrative assessments. Despite a lively doctrinal debate and jurispruden- tial contributions have led to a system that ensures a balance between requirements of effective protection and the disputable nature of
Notes
Seven Books on the Public Administration
This review examines the many books published over the last year, mainly by certain leaders of the mass media system on administrative issues. It seeks to highlight, through the analysis of convergences and divergences between the texts, significant elements and critical points as related to the cultural paradigms of administrative law.
The European Union’s Accession to the ECHR: Closing the Circle, or Donning a Straitjacket?
In an advisory opinion of last year, the European Court of Justice rejected the compatibility with the Treaties of a draft agreement on the accession of the EU to the ECHR. Common to the complex reasons provided by the Court is an unconvincing rationale underlying the draft, which considers the EU as a contracting