La Carta dei diritti nella crisi del processo di integrazione: la discutibile svolta della giurisprudenza costituzionale = The Charter of Rights in the crisis of the integration process: the controversial turn of constitutional jurisprudence'. WP C.S.D.L.E. “Massimo D’Antona”.IT – 373/2018

The paper analyses the decision n. 269/2017 by the Italian Constitutional Court and the complex obiter dictum which limits the power of the italian judges of not application of internal norms in conflict with the norms ( self executing) of the Charter of fundamental rights of European Union, when the internal norms break at the same time the European Bill of rights and the Italian Fundamental Charter of 1948. The decision n. 269 is not consistent with the Jurisprudence of Luxembourg Court and weakens the process of building an european ius commune on the basis of the values, principles and rights of the Nice Charter. A stronger application of the Charter is, today, a rational and realistic way to defend the “European dream” as sketched in the “Ventotene Manifesto”

La Carta dei diritti dell’Unione europea è effettiva?

Fifteen years after its proclamation, it is possible to make an impact assessment of EU Charter of fundamental rights in the European system (both in the EU and in every single member state) in order to evaluate its tragic failures and unfulfilled opportunities, in particular as an instrument enforcing the rule of law in social and immigration fields. The Charter provides a valuable instrument in specific areas for European law, above all in the protection of rights for Internet users and in traditional civil matters, but it has failed in defending the social rights affected by the austerity measures adopted in the framework of «rescue plans» and recommended in the EU economical governance. In social matters, the role of the Charter is modest or inexistent. The socio-economic rights have not been strengthened by the Charter, because they have been subordinated to the defense of the euro. The Court of Justice has played an ambiguous role, declaring it self incompetent to judge if the austerity measures are contrary to the Charter of Nice. Certainly if we want to save the Charter of Fundamental Rights from its trivialization we must start from its current judicial difficulties and think of a strong revival on the political-institutional level that values the Bill of Rights as orientation and policy text, in analogy with national constitutions. So there is still much to do to make concrete the idea of a supranational demos that can recognize in the leading value of its Charter of Rights and in its effectiveness, but the battle is not yet definitely lost

Rapporto di lavoro, diritti sociali e Carte europee dei diritti. Regole di ingaggio, livello di protezione, rapporti tra le due Carte. WP CSDLE “Massimo D’Antona”.INT – 118/2015 = Employment relationship, social rights and charters European rights Rules of engagement, level of protection, relations between the two cards. WP CSDLE “Massimo D’Antona”.INT – 118/2015

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Il reddito minimo garantito e la riforma degli ammortizzatori sociali = The minimum guaranteed income and the reform of social safety nets. WP C.S.D.L.E. “Massimo D’Antona”.IT – 270/2015

The Paper focuses the recent reforms (in the so called Jobs act, particularly in the d.lgs. n. 22/2015) of the italian system of social protection and analyses the declared intention to realize a more “european” model according with the principles of flexicurity and the objectives of Europe 20.20 Strategy. But the new system of unemployment benefits is not solidarity-based and could be ineffective for precarious workers. Italy (with Greece) remains the only member state of European Union that does not protect the right to “a guaranteed minimum income” that is recognized as a fundamental social right by the Charter of Nice and by the European social Charter and was included, since a long time, as basic for the fight against social exclusion. Lacking this specific protection of the essential dignity of the person (and against poverty) the Italian model can’t be considered to be consistent with the repeated supranational indications

J.D. Thompson’s Organizations in Action 50th anniversary: a reflection

At the 50th anniversary of James D. Thompson’s fundamental book, Organizations in Action, TAO Digital Library proposes a reflection on this great master’s legacy and the evolution of organizational studies. Twelve researchers, from different disciplinary fields, analyze both the texts utilized for teaching and the contribution of several important journals, particularly in recent decades. The outcome is an overall picture that may stimulate different, divergent evaluations and, even more importantly, desirable, deeper reflections

Wind Micro-Turbine Networks for Urban Areas: Optimal Design and Power Scalability of Permanent Magnet Generators

This work is focused on the design optimization of electrical machines that are used in small-scale direct-drive aerogenerators. A ducted wind turbine, equipped with a diffuser, is considered due to its enhanced power capability with respect to bare turbines. An annular type Permanent Magnet brushless generator is integrated in the turbine structure: the stator coils are placed in the internal part of the diffuser, whereas the permanent magnets are on an external ring connected to the turbine blade tips. Moreover, as regards the stator windings, the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) technology is investigated in order to exploit its advantages with respect to conventional wire coils, such as the increased current density capacity, the reduction of costs, and the enhanced precision and repeatability of the PCBs. An original design procedure is presented together with some scalability rules. An automated tool has been developed in order to aid the electrical machine designer in the first design stages: the tool performs multi-objective optimizations (using the Matlab Genetic Algorithm Toolbox), coupled to fast Finite Element analysis (through the open-source software FEMM) for the evaluation of the electromagnetic torque and field distribution. The proposed procedure is applied to the design of an annular PM generator directly coupled to a small-scale turbine for an urban application