Public Law Quarterly Review

The Rivista trimestrale di diritto pubblico (in English, Public Law Quarterly Review) was founded in 1951 and has since been the main scientific point of reference for Italian constitutional and administrative law scholars. Over the years it has been directed by the most renowned Italian public law scholars of the twentieth century: Guido Zanobini since  foundation through 1965, Massimo Severo Giannini from 1965 to 2000, Sabino Cassese from 2000 to date.

The Review’s principal focus is on publishing salient and original essays in public and administrative law, written by leading academics as well as promising young scholars. In addition to essays, the journal features short articles, legal news, book reviews, bibliographic profiles and information. The Review also publishes yearly reports, on EU law and on Italian constitutional and administrative law – which provide a brief overview of the main tendencies and events occurring in the field during the year under examination -, reviews of documents and parliamentary inquiries, and commentaries of the main constitutional and administrative law books. The Review requires authors to commit to not publish elsewhere the works that it accepts for publication. The approval of articles follows a rigorous and highly selective process of peer review.

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no. 2 - 2023 April / June

The recovery and resilience national plans in comparison. Common objectives and strategies

Luisa Torchia, Marianna Mazzarella, Federica Ciarlariello, Camilla Ramotti, Lucrezia Magli, Carlo Pezzullo and Pasquale La Selva examine the national recovery and resilience national plans of EU member states in a comparative perspective. Luisa Torchia sheds light on the European recovery strategy. Marianna Mazzarella examines the French Plan, known as France Relance. Federica Ciarlariello analyses the

Protecting landscape. Law No. 778 of 1922 (the «Croce Law») a century later

The article examines the law on the protection of natural beauty of 1922, the famous «Croce law», 100 years later. The analysis focuses on the importance of this law and on the relationship between it and the law of cultural heritage in Italy and in the world. The «Croce law» was higly influential, and its

Public administration and gender equality: state of the art and perspectives

The article analyses the state of implementation of gender measures in public administrations, questioning, above all, the reasons for the persistent lack of equality in top positions in administrations and some dysfunctionalities. In particular, the analysis focuses on the evolution of gender policies in the administrative apparatus, considering its main aspects; examines the planned gender

Editorial Board

The Rivista trimestrale di diritto pubblico (in English, Public Law Quarterly Review) was founded in 1951 and has since been the main scientific point of reference for Italian constitutional and administrative law scholars.

Editorial Director:
Sabino Cassese
Scientific Advisory Board:
Jean-Bernard Auby
Francesca Bignami
Armin von Bogdandy
Mark Thatcher
Joseph H.H. Weiler
Editorial Vice-Director:
Bernardo Giorgio Mattarella
Board of Editors:
Stefano Battini
Lorenzo Casini
Marco D’Alberti
Elisa D’Alterio
Giulio Napolitano
Aldo Sandulli
Luisa Torchia
Giulio Vesperini
Managing Editor:
Giorgio Mocavini
Web Editors:
Bruno Carotti
Patrizio Rubechini