The Environment and its Protection as Fundamental Principle of the Italian Constitution: A Constitutional Innovation that Looks to Future Generations?
The Environment and its Protection as Fundamental Principle of the Italian Constitution: A Constitutional Innovation that Looks to Future Generations?
Author(s): Piero GambaleSubject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego
Keywords: environment; future generations; sustainability; constitutional reform; innovation
Summary/Abstract: This article deals with two innovative aspects of Italian Constitutional Law. Firstly, the revisionmade by constitutional law no. 1/2022 that introduced (in art. 9 and 41 of the Italian Constitution)the principle according to which the Republic protects the environment, biodiversity,and ecosystems in the interest of future generations. Secondly, this article points out a recen trend in the constitutional reform process in Italy, particularly in the XVIII Legislature, that constitutionalreforms are increasingly being implemented through specific/sectoral amendments.Apart from characterizing the indicated innovations, I also draw attention to their minor systemicconsequences.
Journal: Gdańskie Studia Prawnicze
- Issue Year: 4/2022
- Issue No: 56
- Page Range: 111-115
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English