Symposium
Administrative Law and global “Entanglement”
Stefano Battini, Marco Macchia and Maurizia De Bellis discuss the «Micula case», related to the revocation of a public subsidy, a revocation which was challenged by the beneficiaries of the subsidy itself — the Micula brothers — for alleged breach of the principle of legitimate expectation. The scholars address the most significant issues raised in
The administrative labyrinth between discretion and rules
Stefano Battini, Marco Macchia and Maurizia De Bellis discuss the «Micula case», related to the revocation of a public subsidy, a revocation which was challenged by the beneficiaries of the subsidy itself — the Micula brothers — for alleged breach of the principle of legitimate expectation. The scholars address the most significant issues raised in
Ultranational legal regimes and conflicts: the case of investment’s protection
Stefano Battini, Marco Macchia and Maurizia De Bellis discuss the «Micula case», related to the revocation of a public subsidy, a revocation which was challenged by the beneficiaries of the subsidy itself — the Micula brothers — for alleged breach of the principle of legitimate expectation. The scholars address the most significant issues raised in
Articles
The Regulation of Lobbying and Anticorruption Programs
The article analyses the evolution of lobbying regulations within the framework of anti-corruption policies adopted in several European countries, including, in particular, Italy. We are witnessing, in this context, increasing attention for the relationship between interests and administrative decision making, and therefore for «administrative lobbying». This phenomenon is affected by recent regulations aimed at strengthening
Public Perspectives on Credit Intermediation: from the National Dimension to Supranational Innovations
During the first half of the 20th century, the long-standing interaction between public and private forces in the economy prompted a theorization of the mechanisms surrounding the control over the banking sector under a public law perspective (Nigro); this approach was recently used to analyse some of the measures undertaken in the aftermath of the
Review
The Limits of Direct Democracy. The Popular Initiative in the Swiss and the US Experiences, with a View on Italy
Measures of direct democracy easures, specifically popular initiatives and referendums, are being increasingly used to address problematic and complex issues that affect citizenship rights, the status of minorities and the relationship with federal and/or international law. The first part of this study considers the Swiss legal system. It will trace the history of direct democracy