Federico Lorenzo Ramaioli

• Juris Doctor
• Ministero degli Affari Esteri

The article focuses on the political dimension of Mishima Yukio's life and work, based on his writings and his artistic, philosophical and existential conceptions.

The article examines the Afghan constitutional draftcommissioned in 1998 by Mullah Omar to a commission of experts, in the days of the first Islamic Emirate led by the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. The draft, even if it was never adopted and although not very much explored in literature, nevertheless constitutes an interesting model to analyze i...

In this section, I introduce some preliminary remarks about methodology and scope of the book, providing some definitions and defining terminological issues. At the same time, in my introduction, I outline some basic notions about sharı̄ʿa and its relationship with the Western concept of law, highlighting some of the conceptual differences in terms...

While in the previous chapters I focused on legal models as applied in Muslim countries, here I analyze the possible application of sharı̄ʿa in the Western world. In doing so, I focus on three main issues: the Internet as a borderless space in which a sharı̄ʿa-based normativity can freely circulate, thus, having an influence on Western societies as...

In my conclusion, I summarize the most relevant points of the book, stressing once again the necessity of avoiding every bias derived from superimposing Western concepts and sensibilities unto philosophically different contexts like the Muslim one. Indeed, I argue here that in a legal scenario characterized by a structural and progressive process o...

In this chapter, I analyze the interaction between the Western and the Islamic legal perspectives based on a first constitutional model, and assuming as examples Morocco and Turkey. The countries adopting this model are characterized by a Charter in which sharı̄ʿa is not present. Therefore, the Muslim heritage comes to be part of the juridical visi...

In this chapter, I analyze a non-constitutional model, that is to say the open rejection of the idea of constitutionalism preached by some currents of Islamic fundamentalism. Assuming ISIS as an example and based on the doctrinal and propagandistic material produced by the group, I examine their juridical perspective, based on the alleged return to...

In this chapter, I analyze the (pseudo)constitutional model of Saudi Arabia, which I consider to be a separate and distinct model in respect of the aforementioned ones. Here, I discuss the interaction between sharı̄ʿa and a Western-derived legal system based on the instrument or the royal decree as an administrative act, therefore, in the virtual a...

In this chapter, I analyze a second constitutional model, characterized by a hybrid nature, in which sharı̄ʿa coexists with the idea of Western constitutionalism. The supreme ideal of Islamic normativity comes to be part of the constitutional system through a dedicated clause, defining it as “a” or “the” “main source of legislation”, or comparable...

In this chapter I analyze the question of the possible separation between the spiritual and temporal dimensions of law and power in the Western and Islamic traditions. Assuming as a guiding criterion the separation of authorities and competences, I observe that in the Western world this bipartition has been necessarily theorized, following Christia...

In my conclusion, I summarize the main divergences in philosophical and juridical terms that characterize these two legal worlds, which greatly came to shape and influence the development of their respective civilization along the centuries of their histories. Given the complexity of the contemporary legal scenario, as well as the deep transition w...

In this chapter, I analyze the narrative of the modern post-Westphalian in the West, which defined its idea of territorial sovereignty and which came to shape the international scenario up to the preset days. Subsequently, I analyze the Islamic universalist ideal, with the ummah (Islamic community) as its preeminent actor. Drawing conclusions, I pu...

In this chapter I discuss some residual questions, moving from a more theoretical analysis to a more practical and dynamic one. For instance, I analyze some fundamental issues such as the relationship between law, space, and time, and between law and coerciveness and enforceability in the two legal orders. Another important question I discuss here,...

In this chapter I explore the relationship between law and human reason, analyzing how such a relationship is understood and developed, respectively, in the West and in Islam. In particular, I observe how in the West the human intellect has always been entitled with the right of producing law and juridical regulation, especially as a consequence of...

In this chapter I analyze the different conceptions of authority and power in the Western and Islamic worlds. In particular, I highlight the mainly personified nature of Islamic political power, which basically coincides with the ruler exercising it. On the contrary, the Western world separates the individual in power from its authority, following...

In my introduction, I define the scope of my research, introducing some key concepts such as the idea of juridical category, intended as a scheme of juridical comprehension and a philosophical parameter on which to base the comparison between the two legal orders. Moreover, I define the terminology used, in a context in which terms such as “law” or...

The juche idea can be considered as a multifaceted and complex concept, an extreme ideal of self-reliance and self-sufficiency that constitutes the quintessence of North Korean political ideology. It shapes not only the regime’s identity, but also Pyongyang’s legal and political order, inspiring its politics and outlining a peculiar conception of p...

In spite of the vast amount of literature that has been produced on the topic, globalization is still something that tends to elude our instruments of analysis and comprehension, to the point that is still not possible to elaborate a comprehensive theory to explain and to make sense of it. In this article, I analyze the structural differences betwe...

La caduta di Kabul avvenuta nell'agosto 2021, e i successivi attentati ad opera della cellula di Daesh nota come ISIS-K, sono stati eventi che, nella loro dram-maticità, hanno riacceso l'attenzione sul fenomeno del fondamentalismo islamico 1 e sulle sue conseguenze in termini geopolitici e geostrategici. La repentina presa del potere dei Tabelani n...

In Japanese recent history, the fragmentation of the political spectrum appears as something structural of its national system. Nevertheless, beyond the exteriority of political factions and currents, a sense of eternal continuity on crucial issues seems to permeate Japanese politics and even Japanese law. This ideal continuity, also rooted in the...

At the time of the U.S. occupation of Japan, Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers Douglas MacArthur described the zaibatsu system as a "form of private socialism". This definition can surprise, in that the zaibatsu are more coherently considered as the outcome of a form of extreme capitalism. Nevertheless, MacArthur's definition is biased but not...

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the new ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States that overrules Roe v. Wade, the decision recog- nizing a constitutional right to abortion, has immediately inflamed public opinion, between its enthusiastic supporters and its most vehement critics. A contextual anal- ysis of Dobbs will show how t...

Andalusian thinker Ibn Ḥazm's Ṭawq al-ḥamāma (Dove's Necklace) is a refined treatise about love in the Muslim world, describing in a poetic, literary and philosophical way the various manifestations and dynamics of love, and enriched by personal reminiscences, anecdotes and poems. Contrarily to the Western civilization, Islam being a nomocentric ph...

This article examines North Korea constitutionalism as a process of progressive de-Westernization, starting from the Soviet-like constitution of 1948 to the 2019 amendments of the socxialist constitution of 1972.

In the Western world, the constitutional guarantee of the freedom of speech and thought is usually balanced by legal restraint aimed at preventing acts capable of undermining the social and political order, in a tension sometimes mitigated by judicial hermeneutics. More recently, the rise of the so-called cancel culture introduced a fundamental phi...

In the complex and multifaceted framework of our post-modern contemporaneity, characterized by a progressive overcoming of the juridical and political paradigm of the modern State, a proper conceptual model of systematization and comprehension of the juridical reality is still lacking. In particular, the emergence of transnational capitalism and di...

The Statute of the Reggenza Italiana del Carnaro can be considered as one of the most peculiar although often underestimated constitutional charters of the XX century. The document, drafted by Alceste De Ambris and Gabriele d’Annunzio, served as the constitution of the self-proclaimed State of Fiume until its dissolution. The charter is analyzed fr...

La posizione geografica del Marocco testimonia già di per sé quanto la religione islamica, nel corso dei secoli, abbia interessato la regione, con le sue con-quiste, le sue visioni strategiche, e i suoi modelli di organizzazione giuridica e po-litica della società. Posto sulla costa mediterranea, di fronte all'Europa cristiana ma anche di fronte al...

When analyzing the evolutionary path of Japanese constitutionalism and examining the dynamics of Japanese politics on a broader scale, one interesting concept is the idea of kokutai, a difficult notion to understand for a non-Japanese audience. Kokutai is unique in the spectrum of modern constitutionalism, deeply ingrained into the Japanese histori...

Nella scienza costituzionale italiana, definire cosa si debba giuridica-mente intendere per proprietà privata, e soprattutto come essa debba essere conna-turata, è operazione tutt'altro che scontata. Proprio da una tale concettualizzazione, infatti, derivano rilevanti conseguenze in termini di concezione dello Stato, in termini di rapporti intersog...

Negli anni che segnarono uno dei periodi più travagliati della storia giapponese, ossia quello dell’occupazione statunitense in conseguenza della sconfitta dell’Impero nel secondo conflitto mondiale, uno degli episodi più interessanti anche per le future politiche del Paese fu quello del c.d. “corso inverso”. Un repentino mutamento nelle politiche...

Nel corso della Storia occidentale, e nel susseguirsi nelle vicende poli-tiche nazionali ed internazionali, è forse possibile individuare un filo conduttore in grado di unire la minaccia ai poteri costituiti dello Stato, inteso non soltanto come Stato-apparato ma, estensivamente, come Stato-comunità , e la pena capitale. Nell'odierna riflessione ci...

La ricezione dell’opera di Ludovico Ariosto in Germania non può che essere una tematica attraverso la quale indagare l’influenza della letteratura e della poetica italiane nel resto d’Europa, a partire da quel Rinascimento in cui l’Italia si è ritrovata ad essere il cuore pulsante della cultura europea. E ciò vale sì per l’Orlando Furioso e per i C...

The article analyzes Japan’s transition from the shōgunal model to a modern national State, through the fundamental reforms undertaken during the Meiji Restoration period. Through the adoption of a constitution, the creation of courts and codes, and through the importation of the very philosophical conception of State as evolved in the West after t...

Non è possibile comprendere il contesto geopolitico estremorientale se, allo stesso tempo, non lo si relaziona al peculiare ruolo che, nel corso della sua storia, il Giappone vi ha giocato, lungo un percorso caratterizzato da fratture e cambiamenti, ma anche e forse so-prattutto da una ideale linea di continuità. E ciò è ancor più vero se si consid...

Nomi come Mitsubishi e Fuji fanno oggi parte del linguaggio quotidiano e rappresentano nell'immaginario collettivo l'avanguardia per quanto riguarda un certo tipo di prodotti tecnologici. Negli scorsi decenni il miracolo economico giappone-se, che aveva portato un Paese devastato dalla guerra a risollevarsi sino a divenire la seconda potenza econom...

Although the role of the Berber languages and culture in Morocco might seem marginal, it represents a constant presence. The Moroccan Constitution of 2011, promulgated by King Mohamed VI, marks what can be considered as a turning point with regard to the process of integration of the Amazigh culture in Morocco, already begun several years earlier w...

Article 9 of Japanese Constitution forbids the Country to possess an Army and to use military force to conduct any kind of operations. Despite the presence of the Self Defence Forces, the so-called «no war clause» is still present in the Fundamental Law of the Raising Sun, and any attempt of reformation ends up in protests and controversial politic...

Uno degli aspetti più interessanti della Costituzione giapponese attualmente in vigore, così come uno dei più controversi, è la clausola contenuta nel suo articolo 9. Si tratta del celebre articolo che proibisce al Giappone di possedere un proprio Esercito, e che non gli riconosce alcun diritto di belligeranza. Ciò che, nonostante le limitazioni al...

Molto si è dibattuto sulla funzione della sanzione penale all’interno della cornice ordinamentale nazionale, o ancora sui modi, e sugli strumenti idonei a soddisfare da un lato l’istanza rieducativa, e dall’altro a garantire la prevenzione generale delle condotte criminose. Molto si è discusso sul perché si dovrebbe punire, e ancora sul come si dov...

Sul Giappone regna una dinastia di Imperatori ininterrotta dalla sua fondazione, che si perde nell'alba dei tempi, e che giunge sino ad oggi e al suo attuale rappresentante, akihito. È, questa, la mitica dinastia di Yamato, il cui primo leggen-dario fondatore, l'Imperatore jinmu, si colorava di un'aura di sacralità per il fatto di discendere da ama...

The Empire of Japan, until AD 1889, the 21rst year of the Meiji era, had never had a Constitution. The Tokugawa Bakufu, the feudal government of the Shogun, had a totally different conception of law and justice, based on confucian thought and buddhist paternalism. The Meiji Restoration brought about a deep change, firts of all by achieving a rapid...

This work focuses on the controversial constitutional charter that was in effect in Egypt from the rise to power of the Muslim Brotherhood to the ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. That constitution is analysed in comparison to the previous one drafted by the Sadat administration, with particular regard to the changing political and cultural conte...

Quando si parla delle Costituzioni del mondo islamico, uno dei punti di maggior interesse è senza dubbio il rapporto che sussiste tra la religione musulmana e legge dello Stato, tra devozione fideistica e normativa nazionale, e, in definitiva, tra Shari'a e pubblici poteri. Ciò assume una concezione del tutto nuova alla luce della "costituzionalizz...

Martedì 10 dicembre 2013, a Strasburgo, veniva approvata la "Risoluzione del Parlamento europeo sugli aspetti di genere del quadro europeo per le strategie nazionali di integrazione dei rom" (2013/2066(ini)), proposta dall'eurodeputata del Partito Popolare Europeo Livia Járóka , vicepresidente della Commissione per i diritti della donna e l'uguagli...