Of direct effect, primacy and constitutional identities: Rome and Luxembourg enmeshed in the Taricco case / Zoom In
The Italian Constitutional Court on Taricco: Unleashing the normative potential of ‘national identity’?
1. Introduction Much ink has been spilt over this case. The facts are probably well known, at least in general terms. In 2015, two incidental referrals of constitutional questions were lodged with the Italian Constitutional Court (ICC). The referring courts, ie the Milan Court of Appeal and the Court of Cassation had some doubt as...
