Conscientious objection claims have a long and varied history, spanning military service, abortion, euthanasia, contraception, vaccination, and more. Religious belief is frequently called into play as the motivation behind the objection. This essay focuses on the religiously grounded objections made by public officials tasked with registering same-sex marriages (or unions)…
Conscientious objection claims have a long and varied history, spanning military service, abortion, euthanasia, contraception, vaccination, and more. Religious belief is frequently called into play as the motivation behind the objection. This essay focuses on the religiously grounded objections made by public officials tasked with registering same-sex marriages (or unions)…
The paper draws inspiration from an insight by Simone Weil, based on a reflection on the crusade against the Cathars between the 11th and 13th centuries. According to the philosopher, this historical event constitutes a little-studied but decisive watershed between opposing conceptions of man, society, and law, which resolve themselves…
The advanced globalization of contemporary societies, accompanied by unprecedented global migration dynamics, heightens the need to clarify the legal framework for migrants’ access to essential state services, including healthcare. Despite being a fundamental right, migrants’ right to healthcare faces several obstacles, such as a lack of clear information and cultural…
The paper analyzes the doctrinal debate on judgment no. 110 issued by the Italian Constitutional Court in 2023. After providing a general overview of the subject, the author focuses on the three main aspects of the judgment, identified as such by the specialized literature.
Over the years, information requirements have taken on an increasingly important role in the process of establishing contractual obligations. This stems from their strategic position: information is, in fact, the mandatory (and necessary) link between a “contact” and any subsequent “contract.” Consumer protection legislation already pays particular attention to the…
In a cashless society, social inclusion goes hand in hand with financial inclusion. For this reason, in recent years, bank accounts, as basic contracts, have become an essential support for migrants in accessing fundamental rights such as housing and employment. However, despite European and national policies expressly guaranteeing this service to everyone,…
Italian Statutory Law No. 219 of 2017 opened up a new legal frontier in the healthcare sector. By reinterpreting the doctor-patient relationship in a liberal key, it established the principle of therapeutic self-determination. The positive aspects of this statutory law, which places the protection of human dignity at the center…
In 1997, an unprecedented project to simplify bills commissioned by Enel swept through the energy sector. The decision to abandon the “anti-language” of the main communication channel can be quickly explained: even the president himself was unable to read the bills his company sent to customers. Even then, the low quality of communication…
The essay critically examines Italian colonial ecclesiastical law, starting from a recent volume by Andrea Miccichè, and highlights its pragmatic, differential, and hierarchical nature—designed to manage religious pluralism in colonial territories. This legal system did not aim to universalize principles, but rather to organize religious differences according to logics of…
