Decretazione d’urgenza, indirizzo politico e programma di governo nella XVI legislatura

di Giacomo Delledonne

SOMMARIO: 1. Introduzione. - 2. Il percorso scelto.

The contribution looks into the recent evolution of indirizzo politico, a key concept of Italian constitutional law set to encompass the allocation of political leadership within a given form of government. In particular, decree-laws have turned into the chief instrument of “juridicization” of indirizzo politico. The contribution tries to analyze this trend after the general election in 2008. Three main aspects will be outlined: the fundamental role of the executive power within the system; the chaotic and fragmentary implementation of its political programme; the ambiguous role of the legislative vis-à- vis its apparent dispossession