This book contains the reports presented at the conference "Motivate the Law? Political, Administrative and Jurisdictional Legislation", held in Rome on 3 April 2014. The conference, promoted b the Parliamentary Committee on Simplification and by the Istituto di Studi sui Sistemi Regionali Federali e sulle Autonomie "M. S. Giannini" (ISSiRFA--CNR), ( "M.S. Giannini" Institute for Studies on Federal Regional Systems and Local Governments) with the question embedded in the title, intended to promote a critical analysis of a theme that especially after the reform of Title V of the Constitution and the novelties on this matter introduced by the European Union, has widely attracted the attention of scholars (and not only). The presentations gave an overview of the debate in the literature on the motivation of regulatory acts and the various, and at times, heterogeneous and opposing purposes embodied by such acts. In summary, knowing about the motivation of the legislation would be of help in interpreting the law as a whole and each of its provisions; a communication tool for informing members about the reasons that induced the legislator to take action for the "common good"; a way for "defining" the options before the judges, including the constitutional judge, in the application of the law. But motivation in a regulatory system made up of several tiers, is also a technique for justifying the exercise of legislative power (as occurs in the European order) and, in a participatory democracy, it is a modality for reporting on the consultation activities that were carried out during the formation of the law and that the legislator took (or did not take) into account. Motivating a legislative act would ultimately be tantamount to meeting the deeply felt need in democratic societies to understand the work of the legislator, that often is not captured by merely reading the text or the preparatory documentation. Reference here is not being made to the language used, but rather to the need to identify the reasons and purposes of a legislative choice (or omission).
Il libro raccoglie le relazioni presentate al Convegno Motivare la legge? Le norme tra politica, amministrazione, giurisdizione, tenutosi a Roma il 3 aprile 2014. L'incontro, promosso dalla Commissione parlamentare per la semplificazione e dall'Istituto di Studi sui Sistemi Regionali Federali e sulle Autonomie "M. S. Giannini" (ISSiRFA--CNR), già dal suo interrogativo iniziale ha inteso affrontare criticamente l'analisi di un tema che, soprattutto dopo la riforma del Titolo V della Costituzione e le novità in merito del diritto dell'Unione europea, ha attratto diffusamente l'attenzione della dottrina (e non solo). Le relazioni hanno ripercorso il dibattito dottrinale intorno alla motivazione degli atti normativi e le diverse finalità, a volte eterogenee e contrapposte tra loro, che potrebbero giustificarne l'introduzione. In sintesi, motivare sarebbe un ausilio per l'interpretazione della legge nel suo complesso, nonché di ogni singola disposizione; una tecnica di comunicazione per informare i consociati delle ragioni che hanno spinto il legislatore a muoversi per il "bene comune"; un modo per "definire" le possibilità dei giudici, compreso quello costituzionale, nell'applicazione della legge medesima. Ma motivare sarebbe anche, in un sistema normativo a più livelli, una tecnica per giustificare l'esercizio della competenza legislativa (come avviene nell'ordinamento europeo) e, in una democrazia partecipativa, una modalità per rendicontare le attività di consultazione che si sono svolte durante l'iter di formazione della legge e di cui il legislatore ha (o non ha) tenuto conto. Motivare un atto legislativo risponderebbe, dunque, in ultima analisi alla necessità (diffusa nelle società democratiche) di capire l'operato del legislatore, che molto spesso la semplice lettura del testo o degli atti preparatori non rende evidente. Non ci si riferisce tanto alla formulazione linguistica, quanto piuttosto alla necessità di individuare i motivi e le finalità di una scelta (o di una omissione) legislativa.
Motivare la legge? Le norme tra politica, amministrazione, giurisdizione
Aida Giulia Arabia
2015
Abstract
This book contains the reports presented at the conference "Motivate the Law? Political, Administrative and Jurisdictional Legislation", held in Rome on 3 April 2014. The conference, promoted b the Parliamentary Committee on Simplification and by the Istituto di Studi sui Sistemi Regionali Federali e sulle Autonomie "M. S. Giannini" (ISSiRFA--CNR), ( "M.S. Giannini" Institute for Studies on Federal Regional Systems and Local Governments) with the question embedded in the title, intended to promote a critical analysis of a theme that especially after the reform of Title V of the Constitution and the novelties on this matter introduced by the European Union, has widely attracted the attention of scholars (and not only). The presentations gave an overview of the debate in the literature on the motivation of regulatory acts and the various, and at times, heterogeneous and opposing purposes embodied by such acts. In summary, knowing about the motivation of the legislation would be of help in interpreting the law as a whole and each of its provisions; a communication tool for informing members about the reasons that induced the legislator to take action for the "common good"; a way for "defining" the options before the judges, including the constitutional judge, in the application of the law. But motivation in a regulatory system made up of several tiers, is also a technique for justifying the exercise of legislative power (as occurs in the European order) and, in a participatory democracy, it is a modality for reporting on the consultation activities that were carried out during the formation of the law and that the legislator took (or did not take) into account. Motivating a legislative act would ultimately be tantamount to meeting the deeply felt need in democratic societies to understand the work of the legislator, that often is not captured by merely reading the text or the preparatory documentation. Reference here is not being made to the language used, but rather to the need to identify the reasons and purposes of a legislative choice (or omission).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
