by Gergana Tzvetkova* Due to extensive, well-orchestrated, and deceptive campaigns aimed at blocking anti-discrimination legislation and impeding laws and policies…
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Irish citizens rejected the Family and Care Amendments, a defeat for all major political parties
by Alessia Riccioli* 1. Topics addressed in the twin referendums On the International Women’s Day, Irish citizens voted on two…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…