This essay aims at verifying the existence of a line of continuity between the artistic genre of the danse macabre and the legal implications of death in the historical evolution of the relationship between law and religion. Although the institution originated in medieval Europe and bears some similarities to rituals in different…
MISLAM stems from the observation of the current times of war and instability, when unresolved issues resurface in public and political debates. Accordingly, the project addresses knotty problems by investigating – through the prism of normativity – topical and usually overlooked dynamics occurring when the daily life of MMCs’ (im)migrants…
This paper explores the dynamics of labour law and the subjective experiences of migrants, particularly young Muslims in Córdoba, through the lens of intercultural translation. The research straddles the boundary between law, anthropology and semiotics, deconstructing the dominant rhetoric of integration and employability to reveal how they function as symbolic…
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 right to voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP) is undergoing increasing erosion on a global scale, not so much through explicit repeals as through regulatory restrictions and legal interpretations that limit effective access. This trend reflects growing political and cultural control over women’s bodies and a crisis of the rule…
The experience of faith lived online represents an alternative to traditional paths of religious freedom. In some cases, digital technology becomes an intermediary between the faithful and the transcendent; in others, the web embodies the “divine”, that is, the interlocutor or an interface for dialogue where the religious experience of…
This paper focuses on the possibility of imagining jurisdictional remedies to state refusal to conclude into agreements (intese) with individual religious denominations. To this end, the configurability of ‘intese’ as an instrument for the implementation/protection of religious freedom is examined. Relying on this analysis, the essay assesses the conditions for…
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…
