L’esercizio del diritto all’obiezione di coscienza ha una storia annosa e variegata che trascolora attraverso le battaglie per l’obiezione al servizio militare, l’aborto, l’eutanasia, la contraccezione, le vaccinazioni e molto altro. In molti di questi casi, il credo religioso risulta chiamato in causa come motivazione alla base dell’obiezione. Questo saggio…
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)…
Though issues such as climate change, environmental protection and food security are often siloed in academic and political discussions, this essay moves from the premise that it is not meaningful to treat them as separate categories. Using the recently passed EU “Nature Restoration Law” as a springboard, the argument will…
Within Italian criminal law, the category of motive entitled motivi futili, or futile motives, is used as an evaluation standard in determining an increase in the severity of a penalty for a crime committed, not unlike the designation ‘aggravated’ in common law systems. An application of the penalty means that…
