Metodo comparativo, ambiente e dinamiche costituzionali

Comparative Method, environment and constitutional dynamics

Abstract

The sectoral and parcelled approach to the study of environmental issues has led environmental law to develop on two parallel tracks: that of international law and that of administrative law, which are rarely in contact with each other. However, the emergence of the environmental crisis requires a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to the issue. In fact, the environmental law norms result from the convergence of technical-scientific knowledge and political-social choices. The constitutional dimension represents the only level capable of making the principles of international law concerning environmental matters more consistent. Comparative law appears to be the discipline best suited to meet the challenge of a comprehensive renewal of general legal theory in approaching environmental law issues.