Tragic Choices in Medically Assisted Procreation: The Irrevocability of Man’s Consent Post-Fertilisation
by Diletta Corti* In Judgment No. 161 of 2023, the Italian Constitutional Court ruled on the constitutional legitimacy of Article…
19 February 2024
Contrasto alla violenza sulle donne e alla violenza domestica: luci ed ombre del ddl n. 923
di Alice Elif Dini* Alimentata dal vento del clamore mediatico degli ultimi fatti di cronaca, si propaga la richiesta collettiva…
6 December 2023
New hope for reproductive rights in the United States: after Dobbs, is the ballot the winning strategy? The case of Ohio
by Alessia Riccioli* On November 7, 2023, in Ohio, a constitutional amendment proposed by an initiative petition of citizens, enriching…
29 November 2023
Again on Surrogacy. The violation of Article 8 of the Convention: an analysis of the C. v. Italy judgment
by Alessia Riccioli* C. v. Italy decision. Italy has been recently condemned by the European Court of Human Rights (henceforward ECHR) for not…
7 September 2023
Pay Transparency Directive: a new tool to close the gender pay gap in the EU
by Elena Verona* On May 17th 2023 Directive 2023/970/EU was published in the Official Journal of the European Union: in the context of…
25 July 2023
Surrogacy, do not conflate liberty with subalternity
by Silvia Niccolai* Feminism, in different times, had challenged women’s subalternity: but what does being “subalterns” mean? An agenda set,…
17 July 2023
Gender judicial stereotypes and secondary victimization: a warning from the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation
by Antonia Grimolizzi* Secondary victimization has been defined as «the victimisation that occurs not as a direct result of the…
10 July 2023
«What a difference five years can make»: the U.S. Supreme Court carves out an exception to anti-discrimination laws in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
by Rachele Bizzari On 30th June 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in 303 Creative LLC…
6 July 2023
Gender Recognition in Spain: Ley 4/2023 on the LGBTIQ+ people’s rights. A comparative overview
by Alessia Riccioli* The principle of gender self-determination. The Ley 4/2023, de 28 de febrero, para la igualdad real y efectiva de…
3 July 2023
Surrogacy: towards a universal criminalization of Italian intended parents
by Rachele Zamperini* On the 19th of June, the Italian Parliament will be called to vote on a bill aimed at…
9 June 2023
Women on Boards Directive: gender quotas for listed companies in the EU
by Beatrice Moretti Foreword: gender disparities at the top of the corporate ladder Over the past few decades, women’s participation…
22 May 2023
Abortion in Poland: the issue of Ukrainian refugee women and the case against J. Wydrzyńska
by Alessia Riccioli* The Act on Pregnancy Planning of the Republic of Poland (7 January 1993) regulates abortion in the country. It…
12 April 2023
Strengthening the Principle of Equal Treatment Through Procedural Rules: the Case of Pregnant Workers
by Virginia Guderzo* The elimination of inequalities and the promotion of equality between men and women are among the fundamental…
1 April 2023
Y v. France: Gender Neutrality before the ECtHR. Neither female, nor male, no violation of Article 8
by Giovanna Spanò* On January 31 (application no. 76888/17), the European Court of Human Rights delivered a Chamber judgement (English…
26 March 2023
The Colombian Constitutional Court urges Congress to legislate on surrogacy
by Natalia Rueda* The Colombian Constitutional Court in its recent Judgment T-275 of 2022 adopted a very worrying approach in…
27 February 2023
Obstetrical Violence: Yesterday, Today and (hopefully) not Tomorrow
by Francesca Rescigno* The absurd belief that the moment of childbirth must be characterised by pain has ancient origins; Genesis…
20 February 2023
The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled again on abortion (Ruling C-055/22)
By Alessia Riccioli* On February 21, 2022, the Colombian Constitutional Court ruled on the abortion issue. The C-055/22 decision took a step…
15 February 2023
Italian Supreme Court of Cassation on legal status of children born out of surrogacy: the prohibitionist approach towards surrogacy deeply rooted in human rights
by Rachele Zamperini* Italy enforces a total ban on surrogacy. However, this prohibition can’t stop Italian citizens from turning to…
3 February 2023
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: the legal identity reform for transgender persons and the institutional conflict between the Scottish Parliament and the UK ‘central government’
by Matteo Monti* On 16 January 2023, the issue of the legal identity of transgender people became the subject of…
2 February 2023
The Respect for Marriage Act: a small win for the LGBTQ+ community
by Rachele Bizzari* On 13th December 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, which provides…
23 January 2023
Some steps forward in access to abortion services in Northern Ireland
by Rachele Bizzari* On 7th December 2022, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered its judgment in Reference by the…
22 December 2022