Critica e giustificazione del diritto penale nel cambio di secolo. L'analisi critica della Scuola di Francoforte.

Il volume raccoglie gli atti del convegno di Toledo del 13-15 aprile 2000, al quale hanno partecipato alcuni fra i più qualificati penalisti spagnoli, tedeschi e italiani, riuniti attorno all'analisi del contributo scientifico della cd. Scuola di Francoforte nell'ambito del diritto penale e della politica criminale. I contributi sono stati tutti tradotti e pubblicati in lingua italiana

Constitutional negotiations in federal reforms: interests, interaction orientation, and the prospect of agreement

Constitutional amendments in federal political systems have to be negotiated between national and sub-national actors. While theories of negotiation usually explain the outcome by looking at these actors, their preferences and bargaining powers, the theoretical model developed in this article also includes their interaction orientation. The article determines a typical sequence of bargaining and arguing and identifies favourable conditions for cooperation based on different interaction orientations. The article states that actors can reconcile the conflicting logics of intergovernmental or party competition and joint decision-making in constitutional politics through a sequence of bargaining and arguing. However, constitutional amendments negotiated in this way run the risk of undermining the legitimacy and functionality of constitutions