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Informationen zum Autor Marta Cartabia is Professor in the Department of Law at Bocconi University of Milan, Italy. Klappentext This book introduces the reader to the Italian Constitution, which entered into force on 1 January 1948, and examines whether it has successfully managed the political and legal challenges that have occurred since its inception, and fulfilled the three main functions of a Constitution: maintaining a community, protecting the fundamental rights of citizens and ensuring the separation of powers. Vorwort A introduction to the constitution of Italy by two of the country's leading constitutional lawyers, explaining the workings of the constitutional within Italy's historical and political context. Zusammenfassung This book introduces the reader to the Italian Constitution, which entered into force on 1 January 1948, and examines whether it has successfully managed the political and legal challenges that have occurred since its inception, and fulfilled the three main functions of a Constitution: maintaining a community, protecting the fundamental rights of citizens and ensuring the separation of powers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The Making of the Italian Constitution and its Evolution I. Introduction II. The Albertine Statute III. The Fascist Regime, the Second World War and the Transition to the Republic (1922–1945) IV. The Constituent Assembly (1946–1948) V. The Rigidity of the Republican ConstitutionVI. Procedures for and Limits on Constitutional Amendments VII. The Most Important Constitutional Amendments VIII. The Evolution of the Italian Republican Constitution IX. ConclusionFurther Reading 2. The Italian Constitution within the ‘Composite’ European Constitution I. Introduction II. Openness to the International Order and its Foundations III. The Constitutional Principles on International Law IV. The ‘European Journey’ of the Constitutional Court V. The ‘Counter-limits’ Doctrine VI. The European Convention of Human Rights in the Italian Legal System VII. Constitutional Rules and Practice of Implementing EU Law VIII. ConclusionFurther Reading 3. Popular Sovereignty and Separation of Powers I. Introduction II. The Democratic Principle in the Italian Constitution: The Right to Vote and to be Elected III. Direct Democracy: The Abrogative Referendum and its Different Usages IV. Representative Democracy: The Electoral System and its Evolution V. ConclusionFurther Reading 4. Parliament I. Introduction II. The Italian Parliament in the Constitution III. A Symmetrical Bicameralism IV. The Internal Organisation of the Chamber and the Senate V. Privileges and Immunities of MPs VI. Parliamentary Rules of Procedure VII. The Legislative Process 2VIII. The Budgetary Process IX. The Oversight Function X. ConclusionFurther Reading 5. The Government: Between Politics and Administration I. Introduction II. The Structure of the Government III. The Confidence Relationship with the Two Houses of Parliament IV. The Primary and Secondary Normative Powers of the Government V. The Distinction between Politics and Administration VI. The Constitutional Principles on Public Administration VII. The Auxiliary Bodies and the Independent Authorities VIII. ConclusionFurther Reading 6. The President of the Republic I. Introduction II. Election, Term of Office and Substitution III. The Responsibility of the President of the RepublicIV. The Counter-signature and the Classification of the Acts of the President of the Republic V. The Shaping of the Role of the President of the Republic Throughout the Constitutional Experience VI. ConclusionFurther Reading 7. Regional and Local Government I. Introduction II. Origins and Evolution of the ‘Republic of Autonomies’III. The Constitutional Framework and its Delayed ImplementationIV. Special and Ordinary Regions V. The Direct Election of the Presidents...
