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- Since January 2013 coordinator of the RightsOnTheMove.eu project on the freedom of movement of families in the EU, co... moreSince January 2013 coordinator of the RightsOnTheMove.eu project on the freedom of movement of families in the EU, co-funded by the European Union.
I'm also working on advance care directives and investigating the role subnational entities can play at the legal level. My research project was awarded funding by the CARITRO Foundation.
I teach comparative law and EU law and practice as an advocate in Trento and internationally.edit
Sommario: 1. Il conflitto fra diritti. In medio stat virtus? Bilanciare non significa accomodare – 2. Una questione oramai europea – 3. La risposta italiana – 4. Le organizzazioni di tendenza – 5. Bilanciamento non significa compromesso
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Le dimensioni dell'orientamento sessuale, della dimensione familiare e lavorativa nel contesto italiano. Contributi giuridici, testimonianze dal mondo dei sindacati e delle persone LGBTI, con interventi anche di autori stranieri per... more
Le dimensioni dell'orientamento sessuale, della dimensione familiare e lavorativa nel contesto italiano. Contributi giuridici, testimonianze dal mondo dei sindacati e delle persone LGBTI, con interventi anche di autori stranieri per portare l'esperienza di Francia e di Germania (quest'ultima, sulla questione dell'intersex)
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These proceedings are the outcome of an international two-day conference that was held at the University of Trento on 16-17 October 2015. The focus is on the freedom of movement in the European Union, on reproductive rights for LGBTI... more
These proceedings are the outcome of an international two-day conference that was held at the University of Trento on 16-17 October 2015. The focus is on the freedom of movement in the European Union, on reproductive rights for LGBTI persons, new legal challenges in the field of gender identity and intersexuality, family issues in private international law, sexual orientation and non-discrimination. - The book and its sections are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). For commercial re-use, please contact Segr.Dir.Ric-SBA@unitn.it
Research Interests: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Family Law, Gender and Sexuality, LGBT Issues, Gender and the Law, and 8 moreSexual Orientation & the Law, European Union Law, Bioethics Reproductive Technology, Gender Identity, Rainbow Families, Reproductive health, Sexual and reproductive health and rights, and Freedom of movement (EU Law)
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Il diritto italiano non può più evitare di affrontare il tema della genitorialità in relazione all'orientamento sessuale e all'identità di genere. Questo volume vuole affrontarlo nella sua complessità e presentare per la prima volta una... more
Il diritto italiano non può più evitare di affrontare il tema della genitorialità in relazione all'orientamento sessuale e all'identità di genere. Questo volume vuole affrontarlo nella sua complessità e presentare per la prima volta una compiuta analisi dei suoi profili giuridici. Muovendo dalla riflessione già maturata in altri ambiti scientifici, gli autori s'interrogano sulla tutela che l'ordinamento italiano offre alle famiglie in cui almeno uno dei genitori è una persona omosessuale o trans. Giudici, accademici e amministratori sono infatti chiamati sempre più frequentemente a risolvere le questioni che le famiglie omogenitoriali pongono. La dimensione europea e le esperienze di altri Stati offrono spunti per riflettere, capire e decidere. Questo volume non si ferma davanti al dato positivo e allo status quo, ma guarda oltre, nella prospettiva di un sistema giuridico che coglie le sfide di modelli di famiglia che mutano nella costanza del valore che rappresentano.
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An Italy-wide survey and research on the situation of LGBT discrimination, public policies and best practices.
Published in 2011 by the Italian Government, the book is written in Italian and comes with a CD-Rom.
Published in 2011 by the Italian Government, the book is written in Italian and comes with a CD-Rom.
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This book represents the effort by jurists from all walks of life – legal practitioners, scholars, judges, legal advisers to NGOs, and equality bodies – to reflect on the challenges that sexual orientation and gender identity pose to... more
This book represents the effort by jurists from all walks of life – legal practitioners, scholars, judges, legal advisers to NGOs, and equality bodies – to reflect on the challenges that sexual orientation and gender identity pose to contemporary law. It originates from the international conference Equality and Justice - LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex) Rights in the XXI Century organized within the framework of the Equal-Jus.eu Project in Florence on May 12 and 13, 2011.
It discusses the state of legal studies in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity and deals more specifically with the notions and usage of sex and gender in the Western legal tradition, with constitutional and comparative law approaches, EU and migration law, and issues common to LGBTI couples such as freedom of movement, mutual recognition, parenthood, and inheritance. Significant attention it devoted to gender identity issues and to the role of the judiciary and of equality bodies in dealing with LGBTI cases. Essays are written in English, Italian and French.
It discusses the state of legal studies in the field of sexual orientation and gender identity and deals more specifically with the notions and usage of sex and gender in the Western legal tradition, with constitutional and comparative law approaches, EU and migration law, and issues common to LGBTI couples such as freedom of movement, mutual recognition, parenthood, and inheritance. Significant attention it devoted to gender identity issues and to the role of the judiciary and of equality bodies in dealing with LGBTI cases. Essays are written in English, Italian and French.
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Questo lavoro preliminare indaga la prassi applicativa dopo le due importanti sentenze del 2015 della Corte di Cassazione e della Corte costituzionale sulla riattribuzione del genere anagrafico, le quali hanno statuito che l'intervento... more
Questo lavoro preliminare indaga la prassi applicativa dopo le due importanti sentenze del 2015 della Corte di Cassazione e della Corte costituzionale sulla riattribuzione del genere anagrafico, le quali hanno statuito che l'intervento chirurgico non è una condizione necessaria. Tramite l'analisi di diversi provvedimenti emessi, l'Autore mostra come l'interpretazione della legge n. 164/1982 sia ancora pesantemente influenzata da un approccio patologico e, nella migliore delle ipotesi, medico all'identità di genere. Nonostante spesso si affermi di muovere dalla prospettiva dei diritti fondamentali, i giudici si rifanno quasi esclusivamente alle consulenze mediche e all'aspetto fisico. Così facendo, rifiutano di adottare un approccio rispettoso dell'autodeterminazione e dell'identità personale di ognuno. Lo scritto offre alcuni suggerimenti su come i giudici dovrebbero ricollocare il diritto in gioco in un quadro più ampio e conseguentemente ridefinire gli elementi di prova utili ad accertare l'identità delle persone.
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This working paper addresses the law in action after the two leading judgments of 2015 by the Italian Supreme Court and Constitutional Court on legal gender reassignment, when both stated that surgery is not a requirement. By reviewing real judicial orders and judgments, the Author shows how the interpretation of the law no 164/1982 is still heavily influenced by a pathological and at best a medical approach to gender identity. Despite affirming prominently a fundamental rights perspective, judges rely almost exclusively on medical expertise and on physical appearance. They so refuse to take an approach respectful of self-determination and one's personal identity. The paper suggests how judges should reconceptualise the framework of the right at stake and consequently redefine the evidence necessary to ascertain one's identity.
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This working paper addresses the law in action after the two leading judgments of 2015 by the Italian Supreme Court and Constitutional Court on legal gender reassignment, when both stated that surgery is not a requirement. By reviewing real judicial orders and judgments, the Author shows how the interpretation of the law no 164/1982 is still heavily influenced by a pathological and at best a medical approach to gender identity. Despite affirming prominently a fundamental rights perspective, judges rely almost exclusively on medical expertise and on physical appearance. They so refuse to take an approach respectful of self-determination and one's personal identity. The paper suggests how judges should reconceptualise the framework of the right at stake and consequently redefine the evidence necessary to ascertain one's identity.
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A commentary on the civil union bill pending in the Italian Parliament at the end of 2015 with a focus on the protection of rainbow children and the proposed second-parent adoption (in Italian).
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Commento a / Note to sentenza CEDU, Paradiso c. Italia, 27 Jan 2015, ric. 25358/12
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A note on two judgments on the forced divorce for trans people, the first is the Italian Constitutional Court decision no 170 of July 2014, the second and the one I took care of, the ECtHR Hämäläinen v. Finland Grand Chamber judgment of... more
A note on two judgments on the forced divorce for trans people, the first is the Italian Constitutional Court decision no 170 of July 2014, the second and the one I took care of, the ECtHR Hämäläinen v. Finland Grand Chamber judgment of July 2014, no 37359/09
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Internazionalizzazione delle fonti–Diritto penale nazionale e internazionale–Diritto penale e giurisprudenza CEDU–Scienza, tecnologia e flussi giuridici transnazionali–Scienza e giudici in dialogo–Fonti nazionali del... more
Internazionalizzazione delle fonti–Diritto penale nazionale e internazionale–Diritto penale e giurisprudenza CEDU–Scienza, tecnologia e flussi giuridici transnazionali–Scienza e giudici in dialogo–Fonti nazionali del biodiritto–Deontologia delle professioni sanitarie–Etica e politiche in Europa–Technology assessment ed expertise etica–Diritti partecipativi
This short essay in Italian argues that the principle of equality acts as a factor of European integration. Although the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and of the Court of Justice of the EU has long relied on... more
This short essay in Italian argues that the principle of equality acts as a factor of European integration. Although the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and of the Court of Justice of the EU has long relied on different approaches, there is a growing conceptual and methodological convergence. We see there the rise of a common idea of legal actor underpinning both systems of human rights protection.
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The ethical and legal debate on end-of-life decisions has gained momentum in the past two decades. The book under review focuses on the latter aspect and contributes to an updated understanding of the legal evolution in and outside... more
The ethical and legal debate on end-of-life decisions has gained momentum in the past two decades. The book under review focuses on the latter aspect and contributes to an updated understanding of the legal evolution in and outside Europe. The fil rouge of the chapters are advance care directives with special regard to euthanasia and assisted suicide... [read more]
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A comment in Italian to the ECtHR judgment Gas et Dubois v. France and to the Italian Supreme Court judgment no. 4148/2012 on the (non) recognition of a Dutch same-gender marriage involving two Italian citizens. Both decisions were... more
A comment in Italian to the ECtHR judgment Gas et Dubois v. France and to the Italian Supreme Court judgment no. 4148/2012 on the (non) recognition of a Dutch same-gender marriage involving two Italian citizens. Both decisions were delivered on 15 March 2012.
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A comment to three cases that focus on gender identity in Italy. One concerns minors and authorisation to undergo surgery, another legal gender reassignment without sterilisation and surgery (still an exception in Italy) and a last one on... more
A comment to three cases that focus on gender identity in Italy. One concerns minors and authorisation to undergo surgery, another legal gender reassignment without sterilisation and surgery (still an exception in Italy) and a last one on mandatory divorce after gender reassignment (divorce annotated by the civil status registrar in the absence of any statement on this point by the court deciding on legal gender reassignment and the new name).
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The paper argues that Western law needs to review some legal categories such as sex and gender. It suggests the idea of a legal agent, the homo juridicus europaeus, as a pillar for a new codification era in the European context. In Italian.
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This text provides a comparative overview of the legal aspects of selective procreation and in particular of preimplantation genetic diagnosis.
It's part of the first treatise on biolaw
It's part of the first treatise on biolaw
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Giornata di studi, Verona, 23 ottobre 2015
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A speech relating the situation in Europe and in the Balkans to Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender... more
A speech relating the situation in Europe and in the Balkans to Council of Europe Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)5 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Segnalo che è nata una nuova rivista dell'UNAR con focus sulle discriminazione. Si chiama NEAR. Il sito è: http://www.retenear.it/ E' uscito qualche giorno fa il numero di marzo. In allegato un estratto del primissimo numero di febbraio... more
Segnalo che è nata una nuova rivista dell'UNAR con focus sulle discriminazione. Si chiama NEAR.
Il sito è: http://www.retenear.it/
E' uscito qualche giorno fa il numero di marzo.
In allegato un estratto del primissimo numero di febbraio con un mio articolo su identità e rifondazione del diritto.
Il sito è: http://www.retenear.it/
E' uscito qualche giorno fa il numero di marzo.
In allegato un estratto del primissimo numero di febbraio con un mio articolo su identità e rifondazione del diritto.