Ritornare alle regulae iuris? La riscoperta del pensiero di Alessandro Giuliani come antidoto ai rischi giuspositivistici del costituzionalismo principialista

The essay takes its cue from a recent book in which, in adherence to studies that were conducted by Alessandro Giuliani, an argument is made for a return to the use of the regulae iuris. The author argues that this proposal is the result of an ideological adherence to methodological individualism that overshadows the fact that law always regulates relations between individuals in which a plurality of fundamental rights is at stake. The regulae iuris can be taken as tools to assist in the search for today’s rules for balancing these rights where the judge has effective room for interpretation of the regulatory system in force. Within these limits, the analysed book opens up a useful confrontation between constitutionalists and private law experts.