The essay analyses the reconfiguration of the constitutional sphere of law as an endogenous transformation of contemporary Western democracies. In the absence of formal ruptures, the balance between majority decision-making and the system of limits is progressively recalibrated. The analysis develops along three main axes: the shift of the decision-making centre of gravity from Parliament to the Executive, accompanied by increasing pressure on the judiciary; the reconfiguration of economic and financial power through the digital revolution and the algorithmic governance of information; and the political instrumentalisation of religion as a vehicle of identity mobilisation and consensus-building. The process is marked by procedural legality, gradualism, and the progressive reshaping of the fundamental constitutional domain.
Torsione dei diritti e trasformazioni delle democrazie costituzionali
Alicino
2026-01-01
Abstract
The essay analyses the reconfiguration of the constitutional sphere of law as an endogenous transformation of contemporary Western democracies. In the absence of formal ruptures, the balance between majority decision-making and the system of limits is progressively recalibrated. The analysis develops along three main axes: the shift of the decision-making centre of gravity from Parliament to the Executive, accompanied by increasing pressure on the judiciary; the reconfiguration of economic and financial power through the digital revolution and the algorithmic governance of information; and the political instrumentalisation of religion as a vehicle of identity mobilisation and consensus-building. The process is marked by procedural legality, gradualism, and the progressive reshaping of the fundamental constitutional domain.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
