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 article explores the relevance of maieutics for legal thought, focusing on its role within legal institutions. It reconsiders the accounts of maieutics proposed by Hannah Arendt and Jan Patočka, employing the distinction between knowing and understanding as a critical lens for legal analysis. Within this framework, Socrates is interpreted…
New technologies have transformed the role of human beings. Once merely users of technological tools, we have become part of social and institutional processes to the extent that we have become dependent on the technocratic paradigm. We are witnessing the emergence of a virtualised society in which human originality will…
The theory of custom aims to research and define what we call custom. This study attempts to orient theoretical practice towards itself and demonstrate that its very method and knowledge are customary: moving from the theory of custom to the custom of theory. In this sense, the theoretical question of…
This paper focuses on the historical evolution of the concept of asylum through the analysis of a selected set of data collected in two national databases: DoGi – Dottrina Giuridica (Legal Doctrine) and IS-LeGI – Indice Semantico del Lessico Giuridico Italiano (Semantic Index of the Italian Legal Lexicon). Both services…
This work proposes an ontological reinterpretation of Hans Kelsen’s socio-anthropological research on primitive peoples, highlighting how these studies do not represent a marginal interest but rather lie at the core of his philosophical-legal reflection. Through the analysis of myths, rituals, and archaic beliefs, Kelsen identifies normativity as an original structure…
This article explores the Artificial Turn in European migration governance, where artificial intelligence, digital infrastructures, and dual-use technologies redefine the legal and epistemic boundaries of asylum and border control. Drawing on the aftermath of the 2015 migration crisis and the 2024 New Pact on Migration and Asylum, it examines how algorithmic systems…
This article proffers an analysis of hope as a philosophical category, with the aim of providing an epistemological basis for the study and understanding of a normative theory of law. Rather than being a concept limited to theology, philosophical and political reflection on hope broadens the theoretical and practical scope…
This essay aims to analyze studies on gender and sexuality by adopting a multidisciplinary approach, ranging from the sociology of law to European Union law. In particular, we will seek to understand to what extent and in what ways the philosophy of law has influenced studies on sexuality and gender,…
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…
