L'attuazione dell'art. 116, comma 3, Cost. tra nodi problematici e prospettive evolutive del regionalismo italiano

Il saggio affronta una serie di problemi sostanziali e procedimentali legati all'attuazione dell'art. 116, terzo comma, Cost.

The essay analyzes one of the most controversial themes in Italian recent constitutional studies: the "asymmetric clause" provided by the third paragraph of art. 116 of Constitution, as amended in 2001. This provision is sometimes considered by scholars (and in the public debate) as the "last resource" for regional autonomies and their vitality in Italy or a menace for the homogeneity - if not the surviving - of the unitary State. The essay attempts a more pragmatic approach to the theme, considered as an useful opportunity for the development of Italian regional system, if implemented within constitutional limits. In this perspective the essay applies to substantial (the reference of asymmetric clause to administrative and legislative competences of Regions and State) and procedural (the peculiar legislative process to activate the clause) problems of its implementation.