CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION AND MAIN ACTIVITIES

He is Full Professor of Constitutional and Public Law at the University of Cagliari, Department of Law.

He teaches Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Constitutional Justice in the Law Degree Program.

He is a member of the Group of Evaluation Experts for Area 12 - Legal Sciences appointed by Anvur as part of the VQR 2020-2024.

He is a member of the Teachers' Board of the Doctoral Program in Legal Sciences at the University of Cagliari.

He is a member of the Scientific Organizational Technical Committee of the Master's Degree Level II in Multilevel Governance: the integrated management of public policies.

He is on the roll of scientific experts established at the Ministry of Education, University and Research.

He is a member of the Italian Association of Constitutionalists and the Pisa Group Association.

 

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

2003: at the end of the Fourth Academic Year, Degree in Law from the University of Cagliari with a grade of 110/110 cum laude, discussing a thesis in Constitutional Law entitled “Globalization and the Constitution. With particular reference to constitutional principles in economic matters,” Supervisor Prof. Gianmario Demuro.

2004 - 2007: PhD in Constitutional Law, University of Ferrara XIX Cycle, thesis entitled “Confidential Communications, Manifestations of Thought and Digital Communication Technologies,” Tutor Prof. Roberto Bin.

2006 - 2012: Research fellow in Constitutional Law at the Department of Public Law and Social Studies, University of Cagliari.

2007: Habilitation to practice law at the Court of Appeal of Cagliari.

2010 - 2012: Vice president of the board of directors of CTM Spa.

2012 - 2015: Researcher td of type a) at the Department of Law, University of Cagliari, concurrency sector 12/C1 - Constitutional Law.

2015 - 2018: Researcher td of type b) (tenure track) at the Department of Law, University of Cagliari, concurrency sector 12/C1 - Constitutional Law.

2016 - 2021: Quality liaison for the Department of Law, University of Cagliari.

2017: Member of the Selection Committee of the competition for admission to the PhD course in Legal Sciences A.A. 2017/2018-XXXIII Cycle, appointed by R.D. no. 905 of 08/30/2017, University of Cagliari.

2018 - 2019: Component of the Coordinating Committee of the School for the Landscape of Sardinia, representing the University of Cagliari (note of the Magnifico Rector of March 8, 2018, prot. 56730, Council Decree No. 2 prot. No. 1462 of April 13, 2018).

July 23, 2018: National Scientific Habilitation for the Competitive Sector 12/C1 - Constitutional Law - First band (Full Professors), unanimously.

2018 - 2023: Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Cagliari, Department of Law.

2019: Full member of the First Subcommittee for the 2019 session of the Bar Examinations at the Court of Appeal of Cagliari.

2021 - 2024: Component of the Council of the Department of Law for the three-year period 2021/2024.

2021 - 2024: Member of the Council of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Political Science for the three-year period 2021/2024.

2021 - 2024: Advisor of the University of Cagliari Quality Presidium for the three-year period 2021/2024 (d.r. no. 1344 of 29/11/2021).

2023: Winner of the competition for Full Professor at the Department of Law, University of Cagliari, concurring sector 12/C1 - Constitutional Law (d.r. no. 756 of 9/6/2023).

2024: Member of the Group of Evaluation Experts for Area 12 - Legal Sciences appointed by Anvur as part of the VQR 2020-2024 (from 24/07/2024 to 30/06/2026, resolution of appointment no. 82 of 24/04/2024).

 

PRIZES AND AWARDS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Winner of the IV Competition of the journal Quaderni costituzionali, published by Il Mulino, on the theme L'impatto della scienza e della tecnica sul diritto e sui diritti, with the essay entitled Comunicazione, manifestazione del pensiero e tecnologie polifunzionali, published therein in issue 3/2006 with the following final judgment: “[...] The consequentiality in the setting and its consistency with the suggestions of the call for competition, together with the wealth of exemplifications (never an end in itself) and the attention to the positive normative datum, amply justify the victory of the competition. The committee, in particular, appreciated the effort to develop a reasoned solution to the seemingly insuperable weld between the areas of freedom made the subject of the examination.”

 

RESPONSIBILITY FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH

1. Foundation of Sardinia, Project entitled Globalization and the Constitution, with special reference to regional autonomies: equality, differentiation and the crisis of federal models, April 2013 - April 2019.

2. Autonomous Region of Sardinia - Sardegna Ricerche, Project entitled Right to water and integrated water service in the Sardinia model, April 2017 - April 2019.

 

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS ON COMPETITIVE CALLS.

- “Autonomy of the Region and Local Authorities: from the system of competences to the results of administrative action. A theoretical-empirical-assessment analysis,” scientific responsible Prof. Ilenia Ruggiu, funded by the Region of Sardinia, 2021-2023;

- “Big data governance and public policies,” scientific responsible Prof. Gianmario Demuro, funded by Regione Sardegna ex l.r. n. 7/2007, 2019-2021 

- “Big data and fundamental rights”, funded by the Foundation of Sardinia, Coordinator Prof. Gianmario Demuro, 2018 annuality;

- Miur Prin 2010-2011 project “Water: non-reproducible resource, public good, factor of development, cause of war” Local research unit at University of Cagliari, Scientific Head Prof. Pietro Ciarlo;

- Miur Prin 2008 project “The freedom to communicate confidentially in cyberspace: dogmatic profiles and practical problems” Local research unit at University of Cagliari, Scientific Head Prof. Gianmario Demuro;

- Miur Prin 2006 project “Stability and strengthening of executives between the evolution of the political system and dynamics of multilevel governance” Local research unit at University of Cagliari, Scientific Responsible Prof. Pietro Ciarlo;

- Miur Prin 2004 project “Bodies and procedures of cooperation between the European Union, state and territorial authorities” Local research unit at University of Cagliari, Scientific Head Prof. Pietro Ciarlo.

 

PARTICIPATION IN EDITORIAL COMMITTEES

From 2003 to 2019, he was a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Costituzionalismo.it.

Since 2017, the year of its founding, he has been a member of the Editorial Board of Constitutional Law. A four-monthly journal, published by Franco Angeli and directed by Prof. Roberto Bin.

Since 2021 he has been a member of the Scientific Editorial Committee of the Publications Series of the Department of Law , University of Cagliari.

Since 2023 he has been a member of the Editorial Board of the journal Studi economico-giuridici, published by Jovene.

Since October 2024 he has been referee of the Series of the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Verona.

 

PAPERS AT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

International:

The Digital Constitutionalism, Conference: Public Governance and Emerging Technologies - Values, Trust, and Compliance by Design, Utrecht Universiteit, January 11-12, 2024.

Big Data Governance and Representative Democracy, with G. Demuro and G. Coinu, XIV Congreso Iberoamericano de Derecho Constitucional, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Buenos Aires, May 21, 2019.

Nation States and International Economic Institutions, John Marshall Law School, Chicago - USA, October 23, 2018.

Nationals:

The Constitutional Model of the Judiciary on the Test of Reforms, Session Chair The Impact of the Cartabia Reform on the Profession of the Magistrate, between Access, Career, Political Activity and Disciplinary Matters, University of Cagliari, October 4, 2024.

Presentation of the volume L. Di Gregorio, War room. Actors, Structures and Processes of Politics in Permanent Campaign, University of Tuscia, Ph.D. Society in Change. Politics, rights and security, May 27, 2024.

Presentation of the volume A. Cardone, F. Cortese, A. Deffenu, Institutions of public law, University of Cagliari, May 3, 2024.

Presentation of the volume A. Cardone, System of sources and form of government, University of Cagliari, May 2, 2024.

Which polis for the 21st century?, Festival of Philosophical Dialogue, 6th edition, Quartu Sant'Elena, Council Chamber, April 19, 2024.

Economic Initiative and the Constitution, Seminar Environment: between economics, science and law, University of Cagliari, March 15, 2024.

Talk at The American elections and their unknowns between rules, votes and practices, Center for American Studies, Rome, March 6, 2024.

Big data governance and public policy, University of Sassari, October 20, 2023.

Beyond populism: the United States and the challenge of the upcoming presidential elections (Chair), IV Annual Conference of ICON-S Italia, Bocconi University, Milan, October 13, 2023.

Presentation of the volume F. Paruzzo, I sovrani della rete, University of Turin, May 9, 2023.

Primaries in the U.S. Experience, paper at the conference Democracy in Parties. The primaries, Fondazione Enrico Berlinguer, Cagliari, May 5, 2023.

The double bias in multilevel constitutionalism, University of Naples Federico II, May 11, 2022.

A digital constitutionalism for Europe? Problems and perspectives, University of Perugia, April 21, 2022.

Keynote speech, Pisa Group Association seminar on The Sources of Crisis: Perspectives on Comparative Law - Atelier No. 3: The Levels of Regulatory Production of Crisis: the Regional Dimension, March 25, 2022.

Public powers and private powers in the digital world, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, October 25, 2021.

Public Powers and Private Powers in the Digital World, Paper at the Annual Conference of the “Pisa Group” Association on Constitutional Law and the Challenges of Technological Innovation, University of Genoa, June 18, 2021.

Scheduled speech at the Webinar Free movement: regions, colors, measures, Department of Law, University of Cagliari, March 25, 2021.

Scheduled speech at the Webinar of the journal Constitutional Law, Presentation of fasc. 1/2020 on Constitutional Changes, May 15, 2020.

The changing face of press freedom: microtargeting and populism, ICON-S Italian Chapter “THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC LAW” , University of Florence, November 22, 2019

Scheduled talk at the Dignity of Dying Roundtable . The Constitutional Court's warning to the legislature, University of Cagliari, April 8, 2019

Presentation of the book Jurisdictional protection of rights and comparative method, University of Cagliari, April 5, 2019

Populism and neo-protectionism, ICON-S Italian Chapter Inaugural Conference, National School of Administration, Rome, November 23, 2018

Conclusions at the Seminar on States and Supranational Economic Institutions, University of Naples Federico II, December 5, 2018

Scheduled speech at the Seminar L'anticorruzione: form or substance?, University of Cagliari, March 22, 2017.

Jurisprudential law versus jurisprudential occasionalism - Report to the Seminar of the same title as part of the Doctoral Project of Higher Education in Legal Sciences, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, March 27, 2017.

The Government of the Internet - Report to the Seminar by the same title at the PhD in Legal Studies, University of Bologna, June 23, 2016.

Constitutional reform. What new scenarios? - Talk at the Seminar of the same title organized by The European Law Students' Association, University of Cagliari, November 24, 2016.

Mysticism of governability and torsions of the system of sources - Paper at the Seminar organized by the Journal Costituzionalismo.it on Constitutional Reforms and Governability, University of Cagliari, September 25, 2015.

Text and context: interpretation and over-interpretation of constitutional rights in cyberspace - Report to the National Conference New media and identity: homologation or diversity?, University of Naples, September 17 and 18, 2012.

Report to the Conference New Technologies and Criminal Investigation, University of Ferrara, May 13, 2008.

Talk at the Conference The appealability of acquittal verdicts after the rulings of the Constitutional Court and the United Sections: what prospects for reform?, Cagliari Palace of Justice, April 9, 2007.

 

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

- Academic Year 2024/2025: Holder of the courses in Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2023/2024: Holder of the courses of Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2022/2023: Holder of the courses of Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2021/2022: Holder of the courses of Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2020/2021: Holder of the courses of Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2019/2020: Holder of the courses of Italian and Comparative Constitutional Law and Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2018/2019: Holder of the course in Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2017/2018: Holder of the course on Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2016/2017 : Holder of the course in Regional Law at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law; Lecturer in Institutions of Law (IUS/09), Integrated Course in Nursing Management, at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Medicine, Bachelor of Science in Nursing;

- Academic Year 2014/2015 : Holder of the course in Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economics, Law and Political Science, Bachelor of Science in Law

- Academic Year 2015/2016 : Holder of the course of Regional Law at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law; Holder of the course of Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2014/2015 : Holder of the course on Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law; Holder of the course on Regional Law at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Juridical and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2013/2014 : Holder of the course on Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law and Bachelor of Science in Legal Services; Holder of the course on European Union Governance and Human Rights at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law;

- Academic Year 2012/2013: Lecturer of the course on Constitutional Justice at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economic, Legal and Political Sciences, Bachelor of Science in Law and Bachelor of Science in Legal Services;

- Academic Year 2010/2011: Adjunct Lecturer in Tourism Legislation at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Economics, Bachelor of Science in Tourism;

- Academic Year 2009/2010: Contract Lecturer of Environmental Law and Legislation at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN., Degree Course in Natural Sciences;

- Academic Year 2008/2009: Contract Lecturer of Environmental Law and Legislation at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN., Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences;

- Academic Year 2007/2008: Contract Lecturer of Environmental Law and Legislation at University of Cagliari, Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN., Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences.

 

Last update: April 2025