Dipartimento di Scienze Giuridiche, Storiche, Economiche e Sociali - Università Magna Graecia
Abstract
The paper focuses on the interpretation of \u201cgeneral clauses\u201d. Starting from two judicial decisions, the essay develops the main (and controversial) aspects of the topic: the notion of general clause; the specific indeterminacy involved by general clauses; the relationship between standards and the meaning of a general clause; the concept of flexibility; the so called evaluative integration