The thesis investigates the constitutional limits to the actions of political power, specifically focusing on Parliament and, in particular, the Government, in response to potentially existential threats to the survival of the Republic. It aims to identify the ultimate legal boundary (axiologicalconstitutional), the crossing of which would inevitably lead to the implosion of the entire constitutional system. To this end, the research analyzes the complex set of norms that grants the Government the authority to act outside the ordinary legal framework to safeguard the salus rei publicae, with the objective of providing a constitutionally oriented interpretation of the modern concept of raison d'État. The discussion centers on three main legal areas: emergency law, state secrets, and ministerial offenses, which are the fields where echoes of raison d'État can still be most strongly perceived. Specifically, Chapter I focuses on the state of exception (including a comparative, synchronic, and diachronic perspective) and the concept of necessity as a source of law. Chapter II examines the emergency regimes provided by the Italian legal system, with particular emphasis on the state of war, seeking to precisely identify its prerequisites and limitations. Chapter III delves into the legislation on state secrets and functional guarantees, reviewing constitutional case law to reconstruct the system of checks and balances established to safeguard this domain. Chapter IV analyzes the special procedural and substantive regime for ministerial offenses, with particular attention to the definition of justifications outlined in Article 9, paragraph 3, of Constitutional Law No. 1 of 1989, under which Parliament can “absolve” ministers for actions taken in the interest of supreme state considerations by denying authorization to proceed
La tesi indaga i limiti costituzionali all’azione del potere politico, cioè del Parlamento e in modo particolare del Governo, in risposta a minacce potenzialmente fatali per la sopravvivenza della Repubblica. Si cerca di individuare il confine giuridico ultimo (assiologico-costituzionale) il cui superamento comporta l’inevitabile implosione dell’intero sistema costituzionale. A questo scopo viene analizzato il complesso insieme di norme che attribuisce al Governo la facoltà di agire in deroga al regime ordinario per salvaguardare la salus rei publicae, con l’obiettivo di tracciare una lettura costituzionalmente orientata dell’attuale ragion di Stato. La trattazione si muove, pertanto, attorno a tre nuclei normativi riferibili a: diritto dell’emergenza, segreto di Stato e reati ministeriali, vale a dire quei campi dove, ancora oggi, è possibile maggiormente udire l’eco della ragion di Stato. Nello specifico, il capitolo I si concentra sul tema dello stato di eccezione (anche da una prospettiva comparatistica, sincronica e diacronica) e sul concetto di necessità come fonte del diritto. Nel capitolo II si analizzano i regimi emergenziali previsti dal nostro ordinamento con particolare focus sullo stato di guerra, di cui si cerca di individuare con precisione presupposti e limiti. Nel capitolo III si approfondisce la normativa sul segreto di Stato e sulle garanzie funzionali, ripercorrendo la giurisprudenza costituzionale, al fine di ricostruire il sistema di pesi e contrappesi posti a presidio di questa materia. Nel capitolo IV si esamina lo speciale regime processuale e sostanziale previsto per i reati ministeriali, con particolare attenzione alla definizione delle cause di giustificazione contemplate all’art. 9 III c. L. cost. 1 del 1989, in forza delle quali il Parlamento può “assolvere” i ministri per aver agito alla luce di supremi interessi statali, negando l’autorizzazione a procedere
SUPREMA LEX SALUS REI PUBLICAE? RAGION DI STATO E COSTITUZIONE
LABRINI, GIOVANNI
2025
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The thesis investigates the constitutional limits to the actions of political power, specifically focusing on Parliament and, in particular, the Government, in response to potentially existential threats to the survival of the Republic. It aims to identify the ultimate legal boundary (axiologicalconstitutional), the crossing of which would inevitably lead to the implosion of the entire constitutional system. To this end, the research analyzes the complex set of norms that grants the Government the authority to act outside the ordinary legal framework to safeguard the salus rei publicae, with the objective of providing a constitutionally oriented interpretation of the modern concept of raison d'État. The discussion centers on three main legal areas: emergency law, state secrets, and ministerial offenses, which are the fields where echoes of raison d'État can still be most strongly perceived. Specifically, Chapter I focuses on the state of exception (including a comparative, synchronic, and diachronic perspective) and the concept of necessity as a source of law. Chapter II examines the emergency regimes provided by the Italian legal system, with particular emphasis on the state of war, seeking to precisely identify its prerequisites and limitations. Chapter III delves into the legislation on state secrets and functional guarantees, reviewing constitutional case law to reconstruct the system of checks and balances established to safeguard this domain. Chapter IV analyzes the special procedural and substantive regime for ministerial offenses, with particular attention to the definition of justifications outlined in Article 9, paragraph 3, of Constitutional Law No. 1 of 1989, under which Parliament can “absolve” ministers for actions taken in the interest of supreme state considerations by denying authorization to proceedFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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