Public law and its paradoxes. Selected cases

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During the month of December 2019, at the University of Messina, the works relating to a study conference dedicated to the themes of regionalism took place, a valuable opportunity for in-depth study and comparison between authoritative exponents of legal science and young researchers. In a historical moment in which the scientific community was still used to a fruitful debate centered on the communion of opinions and thoughts, shared among the members of the Academy through the use of a dialectical relationship based on the sharing not only of ideas, but also of spaces, physical places and social relationships, days reserved for the free exchange of knowledge and theories,the study session was accompanied by a convivial moment, an opportunity to strengthen human relationships, a source of sincere friendship, loyalty and mutual sympathy. Thus was born the "Table of Messina", a (not only) physical (but also symbolic) element, where various courses of the typical Sicilian culinary tradition followed one another, which saw around it the genesis of a group made up of passionate and willing scholars, all united by the right balance between youth and experience, sacrifice and awareness of the commitment already made and still to be dedicated, in the years to come, to the consolidation of an increasingly fruitful cultural background. Animated by resourcefulness and self-denial, in the course of the following months, matured the desire to "prevent" that the pandemic could also negatively influence stimuli and solicitations in those who, despite everything, continued to firmly believe in the responsibility of contributing, even if only minimally, to the promotion of analysis, the critical study of problematic issues and the communion of knowledge. The research group therefore concentrated on the theme of the paradox to be declined with reference to the various scientific sectors referable to the components, professors of the Universities of Messina, Catanzaro, Milan, Naples, Pavia and Sassari.
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(January 11, 2021 - May 23, 2022)

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Paradosso, rappresentatività, responsività, militant democracy, emergenza, indirizzo politico, Repubblica delle autonomie
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In a political, social, economic and even cultural context definitely upset by the sudden occurrence of the health emergency resulting from the uncontrolled, certainly unexpected and, probably, unpredictable (at least in the terms in which it faced humanity) spread of Sars-Cov2 virus, questions were raised about possible antinomies, discrepancies and (apparent) contradictions relating to the areas of study and research shared by the members of a spontaneous "think tank"; dialogues and comparisons, indeed, as light and "carefree" as they are serious, reasoned and considered. Consequently, we have come to find a unitary thread, capable of correlating, by reason of a meditated amalgam, hypotheses, conjectures and reflections that are different from each other, but all united by the intention of highlighting (in some cases, even if only apparent) inconsistencies and discrepancies on issues referable to the delicate interests and values ascribable to the theoretical issues of public law. It was therefore decided to focus attention on the rhetorical figure of the paradox, exploiting its potential, both application and meaning, trying to model and decline its contents in the legal field. Thus, whether it detects as a proposition formulated in apparent contradiction with common experience or with the elementary principles of logic, but which, upon critical examination, proves to be valid, whether it is recognized as a narrative of extraordinary facts or bizarre anecdotes, drawn from nature and history, mostly collected in syllogs, the paradox lends itself to becoming an effective reading key not only to describe but also to meditate and debate on methods and perspectives, of study and research, typical of the "new frontiers" of public law, soaked in positive disciplines, but also (perhaps) largely characterized by principles, ideals and values placed at the foundation of civil life. This, in particular, in terms of political representation of interests, halfway between representativeness and responsiveness, also the result of militant democracy, declined "in ordinary time" or during the emergency, capable of influencing the process of forming public opinion within a democratic order, between the implementation of the political direction and the sliding of politics into the (resilient) administration of the crisis phases within the Republic of autonomies.
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