Ilenia Ruggiu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6575541 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ilenia Ruggiu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ilenia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruggiu |
| SIGNATURE | RUGGIU I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cagliari |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1523-0322 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Interpreting Culture in Italian Courts: A Proposal of a “Cultural Test”
Through a series of analyses of relevant cases – such as Roma begging, genital alterations, and honor killings – this article intends to show the multiple ways in which Italian judges use, and sometimes misuse, the concept of culture. Placing Italy in the broader context of Western democracies, these analyses show the need for more certain standards to fairly assess cultural differences. The aim of this article is to suggest a legal tool to be us…
Is begging a Roma cultural practice? Answers from the Italian legal system and anthropology
Several Italian judges, including the members of the Supreme Court, have defined begging with children as a “Roma cultural practice”. In response, the Italian Parliament enacted law no. 94/2009, which severely represses the practice. The article contests that begging is a Roma cultural practice and claims, instead, that it is an economic practice which may sometimes connect to other elements of Roma culture. The article critiques both the cultura…
The Scottish Referendum: The View from Italy and Sardinia
Although there is little close understanding of Scotland's referendum in Italy, the fact of the referendum, and its result, are of great symbolic importance in current developments as to centre-region relations. Just as ‘devolution’ resonated in Italian politics in the 1990s, not least in the rise of the Lega Nord, so ‘independence’ has fuelled campaigns in a number of regions towards greater autonomy or outright secession. This article reviews t…
Is begging a Roma cultural practice? Answers from the Italian legal system and anthropology
Several Italian judges, including the members of the Supreme Court, have defined begging with children as a “Roma cultural practice”. In response, the Italian Parliament enacted law no. 94/2009, which severely represses the practice. The article contests that begging is a Roma cultural practice and claims, instead, that it is an economic practice which may sometimes connect to other elements of Roma culture. The article critiques both the cultura…
Interpreting Culture in Italian Courts: A Proposal of a “Cultural Test”
Through a series of analyses of relevant cases – such as Roma begging, genital alterations, and honor killings – this article intends to show the multiple ways in which Italian judges use, and sometimes misuse, the concept of culture. Placing Italy in the broader context of Western democracies, these analyses show the need for more certain standards to fairly assess cultural differences. The aim of this article is to suggest a legal tool to be us…
The Scottish Referendum: The View from Italy and Sardinia
Although there is little close understanding of Scotland's referendum in Italy, the fact of the referendum, and its result, are of great symbolic importance in current developments as to centre-region relations. Just as ‘devolution’ resonated in Italian politics in the 1990s, not least in the rise of the Lega Nord, so ‘independence’ has fuelled campaigns in a number of regions towards greater autonomy or outright secession. This article reviews t…
Interpreting Culture in Italian Courts: A Proposal of a “Cultural Test”
Through a series of analyses of relevant cases – such as Roma begging, genital alterations, and honor killings – this article intends to show the multiple ways in which Italian judges use, and sometimes misuse, the concept of culture. Placing Italy in the broader context of Western democracies, these analyses show the need for more certain standards to fairly assess cultural differences. The aim of this article is to suggest a legal tool to be us…
Is begging a Roma cultural practice? Answers from the Italian legal system and anthropology
Several Italian judges, including the members of the Supreme Court, have defined begging with children as a “Roma cultural practice”. In response, the Italian Parliament enacted law no. 94/2009, which severely represses the practice. The article contests that begging is a Roma cultural practice and claims, instead, that it is an economic practice which may sometimes connect to other elements of Roma culture. The article critiques both the cultura…
Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Begging (2 works) · History (2 works) · History (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Argument (complex analysis (1 works)