Friday 23 October 2009

Discussion Question 1: All Groups.

Do you think Italy is on the verge of a constitutional crisis?

Now that the Italian Prime Minister has been stripped of his immunity, he has vowed to restructure the judiciary.

What do you think? Do the judiciary have too much power in Italy? Do you think the Prime Minister's plans are undemocratic?

Write a paragraph of 50 - 100 words stating your view. Be sure to support your argument with explanations and examples.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Dear Sean, i'd like to know something about my class test because I was ill last week and I couldn't attend your course. My name is Valentina Tremadio, the one without the student ID. My e-mail is vale3madio@libero.it . Please answer soon, xoxo

Unknown said...

Dear Sean, i'd like to know something about my class test because I was ill last week and I couldn't attend your course. My name is Valentina Tremadio, the one without the student ID. My e-mail is vale3madio@libero.it . Please answer soon, xoxo

Giulia Canargiu said...

I strongly believe that Italy is on the verge of a constitutional crisis because nowadays the most significant sentences of our constitution are ignored. Take, for instance, the so-called "Lodo Alfano", which would have removed the formal equality, expressed under Article 3. In my opinion, the judiciary do not have too much power in Italy. In fact, the judiciary power is usually defined as neutral, since it does not have a political value, therefore the judges must be independent. The result is that the judiciary have to focus on what is right, not on how be more accommodating to influential people.