Diritto Pubblico Comparato ed Europeo

Sommario

1. Autodichia delle Camere, regolamentari parlamentari e Convenzione europea dei diritti dell’uomo: un’introduzione. – 2. Breve ricostruzione storica dell’istituto dell’autodichia nelle Assemblee parlamentari. – 3. I “giudici camerali” rispondono al requisito del «tribunale costituito per legge»? – 4. (Segue) … e ai requisiti di imparzialità e di indipendenza della giurisdizione? – 5. Una “partita” riaperta (sia pure con effetti circoscritti) dall’intervento della Corte europea dei diritti dell’uomo.

Abstract

The article deals with the compliance of the autodichia system, recognized to the Italian Parliament, with Art. 6, par. 1, of the ECHR in the light of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on the case Savino et Autres c. Italie which indirectly found the Rules of Procedure of the Italian Chamber of Deputies in breach of the principle of independence and impartiality of tribunal. Indeed, the autodichia allows the Italian Chambers to judge on their own on litigations raised between parliamentary administrations and employees or from contracts and relationship with individuals and legal persons outside the parliamentary context. After a brief analysis of the origins and the evolution of the autodichia, also on the basis of the Italian Constitutional Court’s jurisprudence, the Author examines the General Rules and the “Administrative” Rules of the Chamber of Deputies challenged by the claimants, in order to point out if they can be considered as “Law” and if they guarantee the existence of an independent and impartial tribunal, according to Art. 6, par. 1 of the ECHR. Finally, the article mentions the reform of the Rules of the Chamber occurred on 7 July 2009 to comply with the European Court’s ruling.