ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Marta Cartabia

Marta Cartabia is a Professor of Constitutional Law at Bocconi University and Co-President of ICON-S. She has been the president of the Italian Constitutional Court (Foto: Max Allegritti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons).

POSTS BY Marta Cartabia

26 July 2024

Marta Cartabia

A Network in Defense of the Rule of European Constitutional Law

In face of the erosion of the role of the judiciary, which is undermining the power and independence of many courts worldwide, European national courts stand in a stronger position. They benefit from the support of a robust network of actors committed to defending shared European values. Continue reading >>

23 October 2020

Marta Cartabia, Daniel Halberstam, Anna Śledzińska-Simon, Antoine Vauchez, Armin von Bogdandy

Vicarious Hegemony and the Anti-hegemonic Thrust of European Law: a Conversation

We are debating the specter of German Legal Hegemony. It’s a new dimension for most German lawyers. The prevailing view has been that Germany is at the receiving end and losing out. Many consider Germany as making a too small impact on European law because it’s too inflexible for its federalism and too inhibited for many reasons. Quite a few see the 2nd Senate of the BVerfG as the last institution defending law and reason against overbearing European institutions as Berlin politicians have largely given up. The symposium has provided a different picture. How to deepen learning from it? Today we propose a discussion which is both analytical and normative. Continue reading >>