The Overcoming of the Granital Model by the Italian Constitutional Court: the Perspective of an Ordinary Criminal Judge

Il superamento dell’impianto concettuale di Granital da parte della Corte costituzionale: il punto di vista di un giudice penale

Le surpassement du cadre conceptuel de Granital par la Cour constitutionnelle : le point de vue d’un juge pénal

 

 

4 September 2025  Special Issue|
Comments| Relations between supreme national courts and European Courts| Special issue|

Abstract ITA | ENG | FRA

This contribution aims to address the issue of the recent constitutional case-law overturning the Granital ruling (No. 170/1984). In particular, this development is analysed through the “lens” of the criminal judge of first instance, which highlights certain critical issues in the interaction between domestic criminal law and EU law that can be mitigated thanks to the contribution of both the ordinary courts and the Constitutional Court itself in dialogue with the EU Court of Justice.