“Constitutional Paternalism” and the Inability to Legislate - The Italian Constitutional Court’s Decision on Assisted Suicide
Faraguna, Pietro
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2019
Verfassungsblog
2019-09-26
eng
On 25 September 2019, the Italian Constitutional Court (ICC) has made clear that assisted suicide is not punishable under specific conditions. The judgment came one year after the ICC had ordered the Italian Parliament to legislate on the matter – which it did not do. The entire story is indicative of the inability of Parliaments to respond to social demands as well as the current trend of high courts to act as shepherds of parliaments rather than as guardians of the constitution.
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Faraguna, Pietro
Constitutional Law
Parliamentary Sovereignty
separation of powers
342
https://verfassungsblog.de/constitutional-paternalism-and-the-inability-to-legislate/
Verfassungsblog
2366-7044
Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH
10.17176/20190926-232729-0
190926
10.17176/20190926-232729-0
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