THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CHARTER OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IN THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE

The present essay reflects on the approach to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the case law of the Constitutional Court and the ordinary courts in Italy, as well as in the recent amendments of the so called Statutes of Common Regime Regions. Among the different positions which are analyzed in the paper, the author underlines that the Charter of Fundamental Rights, especially after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, will play a complementary role in the framework of national legal systems, but this role will be decisive with regard to the specific legal situations foreseen in the Charter not having yet reached a sufficient recognition at national level.