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On 21 Nov 2003 the University of Pavia held a seminar on "Lorenzago di Cadore's plan for Constitutional Reform." The seminar was sponsored by the departments of Political & Judicial Studies, Statistics, & Applied Economics. Under the direction of professors Pietro Giuseppe Grasso & Pietro Vincenzo Aimo, the seminar offered an opportunity to analyze the contents of the proposed reform. This paper focuses on the proposed modification of the Constitutional Court from the perspective of a federal environment. The proposal outlines a Constitutional Court based on solely political nominations; therefore, an institution that would lose its protective characteristics, especially in case of tutelage of political minorities. M. Williamson

On 21 Nov 2003 the University of Pavia held a seminar on "Lorenzago di Cadore's plan for Constitutional Reform." The seminar was sponsored by the departments of Political & Judicial Studies, Statistics, & Applied Economics. Under the direction of professors Pietro Giuseppe Grasso & Pietro Vincenzo Aimo, the seminar offered an opportunity to analyze the contents of the proposed reform. This paper focuses on the two main characteristics of the reform: the will to fully respect the principle of sovereignty of people & the pledge to ensure a functional executive power, here intended as a government legitimated by modern consensus & endorsed by the people. M. Williamson

On 21 Nov 2003 the University of Pavia held a seminar on "Lorenzago di Cadore's plan for Constitutional Reform." The seminar was sponsored by the departments of Political & Judicial Studies, Statistics, & Applied Economics. Under the direction of professors Pietro Giuseppe Grasso & Pietro Vincenzo Aimo, the seminar offered an opportunity to analyze the contents of the proposed reform. This paper focuses on the proposed amendments to the Constitution & particularly on the modification of the Judicial System. Starting point of this analysis is the essence of the current majority system. Ending point is the review of the repercussions on the tutelage of political minorities. M. Williamson

On 21 Nov 2003 the University of Pavia held a seminar on "Lorenzago di Cadore's plan for Constitutional Reform." The seminar was sponsored by the departments of Political & Judicial Studies, Statistics, & Applied Economics. Under the direction of professors Pietro Giuseppe Grasso & Pietro Vincenzo Aimo, the seminar offered an opportunity to analyze the contents of the proposed reform. This paper focuses on the composition of the Constitutional Court, its history & its evolution. In the reform, based upon federalism concepts, the Court is conceived as an institution closer to local organizations & based upon political nomination. The role of the Court is then analyzed in connection with the new role played by the Prime Minister. M. Williamson

On 21 Nov 2003 the University of Pavia held a seminar on "Lorenzago di Cadore's plan for Constitutional Reform." The seminar was sponsored by the departments of Political & Judicial Studies, Statistics, & Applied Economics. Under the direction of professors Pietro Giuseppe Grasso & Pietro Vincenzo Aimo, the seminar offered an opportunity to analyze the contents of the proposed reform & particularly the proposal of a Federal Senate plus the modification of: regional competencies, Constitutional Court, government form & role of the Prime Minister. This paper does not wish to offer a detailed description of each & every chapter, but a reasoned analysis of the pros & cons of the proposed reform. M. Williamson

Constitutions "born of sufferings," like that of the Italian Republic, represent a unique case among the array of present day liberal democratic constitutions. On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Italian Constituent Assembly (elected on 2 June 1946), the author recalls the most significant phases in the discussion leading to the drawing up of the Constitution by means of which a virtuous compromise was reached between the various parties, despite the great political & ideological divisions of the time. This "constitutional patriotism" (which similarly emerged in the constitutive process in the United States in 1787) produced a Charter which the members (including those declaring themselves to be of a "secular" orientation) called "sacred." From the methodological point of view, this sacredness is expressed in a wise equilibrium between the principle of sovereignty and the principle of cohesion. It is wise to respect such an equilibrium, because it safeguards future generations against the terrible sufferings that gave rise in the first place to the republican form of the state & to the unifying values of the Constitution. The Constitution is certainly not immutable. It can & should be updated in accordance with new requirements of communal life. But -- as the American experience teaches us -- the best course is the prudent one of precise amendments (on which it is easiest to achieve a wide consensus reaching beyond the confines of a momentary majority). Grand constitutional reforms, n the other hand, run the risk of irreversibly altering the DNA of the Constitution & abandoning its function of guaranteeing the continuity & unity of the nation. Constitutional norms are updated by the Constitutional Court, whose jurisprudence gives daily voice to the Constitution. Adapted from the source document.

The journal Il Politico organized a workshop devoted to the reform proposals passed by the Italian parliament in 2005 concerning the modification of some articles in this country's constitution of 1947. A synthesis of the round table discussion held at the U of Pavia on 21 April 2005 is presented. Issues pertaining to the various aspects of the reform were addressed, & the discussion centered around two publications: (1) Pietro Giuseppe Grasso & Giovanni Cordini [Eds] Le modifiche alla parte seconda della Costituzione ([Changes to the Second Article of the Constitution] no bibliographic information provided) & (2) Franco Bassanini [Ed] Costituzione, una riforma sbagliata ([The Constitution: A Misguided Reform] no bibliographic information provided). Paolo Armaroli (U of Geneva), Franco Bassanini, Pietro Giuseppe Grasso (U of Pavia), Giorgio Rebuffa (U of Geneva), Giuseppe U. Rescigno (U of Rome), & Claudio Rossano (U of Rome) participated. Valerio Onida was the moderator. He reminded the discussants that unlike some other major democracies, eg, the US, France, or Germany, Italy has a rich post-WWII history of either attempting or actually modifying its constitutional document; the relatively few amendments added to the American Constitution during its more than two centuries of existence is pointed out as an example of proper reverence toward this fundamental law of a nation. Z. Dubiel