DONATO Giuseppe

He obtained his classical high school diploma from High School “La Farina” and his Master’s degree in Law from the University of Messina (2016). After graduating, he completed a traineeship at the Tribunal of Messina and qualified as a lawyer. He was a research fellow at the University of Messina (2017), where he later obtained a PhD in Juridical Sciences (2021).
He has taught abroad at the Universidade de Lisboa (2023); the Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Parteienrecht und Parteienforschung (PRUF) at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (2023); and the Instituto de Derecho Parlamentario at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (2025). In 2023, he also participated in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), organised by the United States Department of State, with visits in New York City, Boston, and St. Louis.
He has authored two monographs, Modello costituzionale dei partiti politici e sindacato giurisdizionale (Constitutional Model of Political Parties and Judicial Review, 2023) and Le differenziazioni possibili. Unità e autonomia nella forma di Stato (Possible Differentiations: Unity and Autonomy in the Form of State, 2025), as well as numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has contributed to the updating of the textbook Diritto costituzionale (Martines) by T. Martines (2022-2024) and has co-edited the volume Principi e istituzioni nelle trasformazioni socioculturali (2025).
He serves on the editorial boards of: Diritti regionali, Queste istituzioni, Le Regioni, Gruppo di Pisa, and Rivista AIC. He has served as a speaker and organiser at numerous conferences, seminars, and webinars of national and international relevance.
He has taught and currently teaches at the University of Messina the following courses:
Constitutional and Public Law, Law and AI, Institutions of public law, Regional and local authorities law, Administrative and health law, Constitutional justice and fundamental rights protection, Parliamentary law.