THE ROLE OF PRECEDENT IN THE ITALIAN LEGAL SYSTEM (WITH SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO ITS USE MADE BY THE ITALIAN CORTE COSTITUZIONALE)

Abstract

The main aim of this article is analysing the use of precedent made by the Italian Constitutional Court and its effectiveness in the light of Michele Taruffo’s ‘dimensions’ of the precedents.

Keywords

• precedents
• dimensions
• corte di cassazione
• corte costituzionale
• european courts of human rights