The declaration was approved by the National Assembly on 26 August 1789 and is still the legal basis of all the constitutions of Western democracies today.
It is surreal that among the salient points of her proposal for constitutional reform Elisabetta Casellati places the abolition for the future of luminous figures such as those of senators for life
In the last assembly chaired by Carlo Bonomi, the President of the Republic was welcomed by a standing ovation. The leader of the industrialists: "Head of State remains guarantor of the Constitution". Mattarella: "No to predatory capitalism"
In view of Friday's meeting between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the opposition, the idea of setting the minimum wage by law rather than leaving it to the social partners raises a lot of perplexity - But it is not the only unknown factor in the comparison
The linguist Daniele Vitali intervenes on a little debated topic, but which undoubtedly contributes to characterizing, even culturally, the national history. The presence of minority languages in Italy is in fact one of the most significant evidence of the richness of…
The President of the Republic opens the celebrations of 2 June. The homage to the Unknown Soldier and the parade in via dei Fori Imperiali with 5.500 soldiers and civilians. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will also be there
Both the presidentialism that aims at a greater strengthening of the Head of State and that which would like to strengthen the President of the Council upset the Constitution - Differentiated autonomy risks instead of jamming in the distribution of resources
Parliament and the Ministry of Education have renewed the partnership aimed at spreading the values and contents of the Constitution among young people, but also at consolidating the teaching of civic education in schools
The prepared motion of the scout movement collects adhesions on the territory. The city of Campania asks to display the flag of peace in all Italian municipalities.
In the last legislature, the leader of the Brothers of Italy presented a constitutional law proposal with a clear sovereign brand to Parliament to repeal any reference to the legal system and obligations towards the EU: the proposal did not make much progress…
News also for the islands - Direct election of the President of the Republic rejected - News on sport, Cnel, Roma Capitale, electoral laws and popular initiative are in the pipeline
The vote in the Chamber closes a long process for environmental protection in the Constitution. The effects on the economy
A new biography of Kurt Godel, Einstein's great friend, written by Stephen Budianskj, has been in bookstores for a few days and tells of his journey of reason up to the Pillars of Hercules
The modification of the fourth paragraph of article 39 of the Constitution and an ordinary law could finally strengthen trade union relations, giving general effect to all collective agreements signed by companies and trade unions
On 22 January 1947, the Constituent Assembly definitively approved the fundamental law of the State, at the end of a parliamentary debate that lasted 11 months, but the political birth of the Constitution dates back to 22 December of that year
With the promulgation of the new constitutional text, the Iberian country concludes the transition from the regime of the Caudillo to the parliamentary monarchy
In Corriere della Sera, Professor Cassese wonders why the vote on the Government of the 100 members of the Five Stars should count more than the 11 million Italians who elected the parliamentarians of the Five Stars -…
The coalition led by the premier wins 71 seats out of 124, but remains far from the two-thirds majority needed to abolish the obligation of pacifism
Differentiated regional autonomy risks disintegrating the country and shelving the southern question forever - However, this does not mean choosing the status quo but, on the contrary, there is a need to relaunch democratic regionalism on new…
The constitution reform desired by the Five Stars in the name of so-called direct democracy and under discussion in the Chamber provides that the bills presented by at least 500 voters must not be discussed but approved by Parliament: in case…
Brothers of Italy are trying to get the Chamber to modify article 97 of the Constitutional Charter to escape the constraints deriving from European regulations, directives, decisions - But sovereignty forgets that Europe has guaranteed 70 years of peace and that the autarky not…
Trump under accusation again a few days after the Comey storm. According to The Washington Post, the President will be arraigned on Monday by the Attorneys General of the states of Maryland and the District of Columbia (Washington DC) for violating the…
Referendum or not, the bad quality of the institutions protected by the current Constitution remains at the origin of Italy's woes - And the referendum result photographs the image of a country deeply divided between North and South, center and periphery, rich and poor, which is…
The vote of 4 December is a unique opportunity to renew Italy - The contents of the reform, the train of change that passes every twenty years, the stability of the Government and the international scenario in which the Italian referendum takes place push…
The constitutional reform, which will be submitted to the referendum on 4 December, redefines the responsibilities between the State and the Regions and entrusts the former with the power to promote Made in Italy by overcoming the fragmentation, inefficiency and enormous waste that…
Since 2001, the Regions have forced the State to cancel or modify the main initiatives in the field of social policies: from the Nursery Fund to housing measures for families, from the baby bonus to funds for the disabled and…
A broad debate has developed on the reform of the Constitution, which has highlighted both the strengths and weaknesses of the law submitted to popular consultation. Often the positions seem to reflect contingent political objectives The aim of the Guide is to…
Faced with the criticisms, often instrumental, on the defects of the current constitutional reform subjected to a referendum, it is worth re-reading what Meuccio Ruini, president of the Commission for the Constitution, said to the Constituent Assembly, demolishing in a few words the illusions of "Constitution…
The process of adapting Italian law to EU regulations is inevitable, but an effective evaluation of EU regulations with respect to the founding principles on which our country's legal system has been modeled is all the more necessary.
The Premier on civil unions: "I'm a Catholic but I do politics as a layman: I swore on the Constitution not on the Gospel. Knowing my world too, I knew there would be controversy and I would have been surprised otherwise" - "Forced the bond…
The President Emeritus of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, openly takes the field in defense of the reform of the Constitution and of the Senate and for the YES in the next referendum: in an interview in the "Corriere della Sera" he claims that if the NO wins the…