L’interculturalismo nel diritto costituzionale: una storia di parole. Words are important: the constitutional role of interculturalism

The paper focuses on the definitions multiculturalism and interculturalism at constitutional leveland on the differences between the two concepts. In particular, it takes into consideration the “rise and fall” of multiculturalism and the need for new definitions, to provide an understanding of the relation between cultural pluralism and legal systems. Finally,it takes into consideration the concept of accommodationand some cases concerning the wearing of Kirpan, which occurred in Italyand in Canada.