di Alessia Riccioli 1. Nuove questioni di legittimità costituzionale Recentemente, alcuni giudici di merito hanno sollevato due questioni di costituzionalità…
Body Sexuality and Identity
The U.S. Supreme Court avoids ruling on abortion once again
by Rachele Bizzari* On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case Moyle v. United States, which had been…
Brief remarks on the Italian Constitutional court’s decision n. 143/2024: The Court advances trans rights (and perhaps prepares ground for possible evolution on third gender)
by Sergio Sulmicelli* With the decision n. 134/2024, the Italian Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional the provision requiring judicial authorization for…
Surprised yet? The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously voted against the pro-life stand on medication abortion
by Alessia Riccioli* On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the pro-life plaintiffs’ stance against the commercialisation of…
France: the constitutional protection to the right to abortion ensured via a Government Bill
by Alessia Riccioli* The Government Bill On March 8, 2023, at the Court of Appeal, the French President Emmanuel Macron…
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…
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…
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,…
«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…
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…