MARTA CARTABIA
Biographical note
On leave from 13 February 2021 because of her appointment as Italian Minister of Justice
- President Emeritus of the Italian Constitutional Court
- Sept 2020 – present: Full professor of Constitutional Law at Bocconi University – Milan (on leave until the end of her office as the Minister of Justice of the Italian Republic)
Education
- 1993: PhD in Law, European University Institute, Florence. Thesis: Fundamental principles and European integration, supervisor prof. Bruno De Witte
- 1987: Law degree, University of Milan, magna cum laude. Thesis: Does a European Constitution exist?, supervisors prof. Valerio Onida, Fausto Pocar
Academic Positions
- Feb 13, 2021– present: On leave
- Sept 2020 – Feb 2021: Full professor of Constitutional Law at Bocconi University – Milan
- 2011 – 2020: On leave
- 2004 – 2011: Full Professor of Public and Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Milan-Bicocca
- 1999 – 2004: Professor of Public Law, Faculty of Economics, University of Verona
- 1993 – 1999: Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Political Science, University of Milan
Teaching
- Sept 2020 – Feb 2021: Constitutional Adjudication and Italian and European Constitutional Law, School of Law, Bocconi University
- 2008 – 2011: European Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Milan-Bicocca
- 2001 – 2011: Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Milan-Bicocca
- 2005 – 2008: Jean Monnet Module, European Constitutional Law, University of Milan-Bicocca
- 2000 – 2001: Constitutional Justice, Faculty of Law, University of Milan-Bicocca
- 1999 – 2004: Public Law and European Union Law, Faculty of Economics, University of Verona
- 1997 – 1999: Public Law, Faculty of Political Science, University of Milan
- 1995 – 2001: Public Law, Business University L. Bocconi, Milan
- 1987 – 1993: Tutorial and seminars in Constitutional Law – University of Milan, University of Insubria and Business University L. Bocconi, Milan
Academic Appointments
- 2011: Member of the Commission for the revision of the Statute, University of Milan-Bicocca
- 2006 – 2009: Deputy – director of the DGINE (Department of Legal Studies of the European and National Institutions), University of Milan-Bicocca
- 2005 – 2009: Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Law, University of Milan-Bicocca
- 2002 – 2004: Director of the PhD in Italian and European Constitutional Law, University of Verona
Other Academic Assignments
- 2017 – 2018: Strategic Committee for the high-level strategic review of the European University Institute (EUI), Florence
- 2018 – 2019: Strategic Group for the development of the strategic plan of the Católica Law School, Lisbon-Porto (Portugal)
Visiting Positions
- 2013 – present: Annual Yale Global Constitutional Seminar
- 2014: Distinguished Lecture, Academy of European Law, European Institute University, Florence
- 2012: Clynes Chair in Judicial Ethics, Notre Dame University, Indiana (USA)
- 2011: University of Eichstätt – Summer School, Human Rights and Natural Law
- 2009 – 2010: Inaugural Fellow, Straus Institute for Advanced Study in Law and Justice, New York University, New York (USA)
- 2008: Summer Courses, San Sebastian (Spain), Fundamental Rights
- 2006: Summer Courses, San Sebastian (Spain), European Constitutional Law
- 2002: Visiting professor, University of Toulon (France), Comparative Constitutional Law
- 1994: Visiting professor, University of Tours (France), Comparative Public Law
- 1991: Fall term – Research Scholar, Michigan Law School (Ann Arbor, USA)
- 1989–1991: International courses in Constitutional Justice, Aix-en-Provence (France)
Institutional Positions
- Dec 2017 – present: Italian substitute member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
- Dec 2019 – Sept 2020: President of the Italian Constitutional Court
- Nov 2014 – Dec 2019: Vice President of the Italian Constitutional Court
- Sept 2011 – Sept 2020: Justice of the Italian Constitutional Court, appointed by the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano
- 2008 – 2010: Senior expert of FRALEX – Fundamental Rights Agency Legal Experts, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Vienna
- 2003–2006: Adjunct member of the European Commission’s Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights
- 1996 – 1998: Researcher at the Research Office of the Italian Constitutional Court
- 1993 – 1995: Clerk at the Italian Constitutional Court
Membership of Editorial, Scientific and Advisory Boards of Learned Journals
- 2020 –: EGEA-Bocconi University publishing company, Scientific Board
- 2019 –: «International Journal of Constitutional Law» (I•CON), Advisory Board
- 2018 –: «Il processo», Board of Directors
- 2018 –: «MediaLaws», Steering Committee
- 2017 –: «Rivista di Diritti comparati», Scientific board
- 2016 –: «Rivista dell’Associazione Italiana dei Costituzionalisti», Scientific board
- 2016 –: «European Constitutional Law Review», Advisory board
- 2013 –: Book series «Law and Christianity», Cambridge University Press, Editorial board
- 2012 –: «Diritto e società», Scientific board
- 2012 –: Book series «Per una koinè costituzionale», Giappichelli, Co-director
- 2012 –: Book series “Studi di diritto pubblico”, Franco Angeli, Scientific board
- 2009 –: «Italian Journal of Public Law», Co-director (with Giacinto della Cananea)
- 2002 –: «Revista Española de Derecho Europeo», Editorial Board
- 2002 –: «Rassegna di diritto pubblico europeo», Scientific board
- 2000 –: «Quaderni costituzionali», il Mulino, Board of directors
Other Memberships and Appointments (Past and Present)
- Co-President-Elect of the International Society of Public Law alongside prof. Richard Albert (Taking office in July 2021)
- Resident Corresponding Fellow, Moral Sciences Class – Law, Politics and Economics Section of the Istituto Lombardo – Accademia di Scienze e Lettere
- Member of the European Law Institute Senate (Jun 2020 – present)
- Member of the Society Council of ICON•S (The International Society of Public Law)
- Member of the Advisory Board of Collegio Carlo Alberto (Compagnia di San Paolo and Turin University)
- Member of the European Law Institute
- Member of the scientific board of CERIC (Centro di Ricerca sulle Cittadinanze)
- Member of Italian Association of Constitutional Law Professors (Associazione Italiana dei Costituzionalisti)
- Member of “Gruppo di Pisa”
- Founder and co-president of the Italian Chapter of ICON•S
- Member of CNPDS Foundation (Centro Nazionale di Prevenzione e Difesa Sociale)
- Member of the Scientific Board of the Luigi Sturzo Institute
Civic and Other Honors
- 2020: Doctorate honoris causa in Law, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
- 2020: Marisa Bellisario Award
- 2020: Giovanni Spadolini Award
- 2019: Anna Maria Mammoliti Prize, Minerva Association
- 2019: Amie de la Vallée d’Aoste, Aosta Valley
- 2018: TRAGUARDiDEE Award, Credito Cooperativo (Cooperative Banks Network)
- 2018: Meritorious Graduate Award, University of Milan Alumni Association (ALGIUSMI)
- 2016: Civic Merit Award, Town of Legnano
- 2011: Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic