Descrizione

The “Global Law vs National Law” project is conceived as an Italian-American dialogue on constitutionalism under strain. Reflecting on rights, democracy, and security, this volume examines how the forces of the 21st century (algorithms, life sciences, climate change, migration, and global markets) are reshaping sovereignty and the multilevel protection of rights. It presents case studies addressing a broad spectrum of issues, including gender and racial equality, freedom of religion and worship, neurorights, same-sex families, the commons, cultural and biocultural heritage, climate change mitigation and intergenerational justice, constitutional transformations within the EU, and contentious issues such as the right to bear arms. The introduction portrays constitutions as living orders, tested both by new risks (pandemics) and traditional threats (wars). Ultimately, this volume maps the current transformations constitutionalism is undergoing and rises the question of whether global law can enrich, rather than erode, national democracies.