New book releases

Dallara Cristina, Verzelloni Luca, Il sistema giustizia: innovazione, complessità e tensioni con la politica, Milano, Mondadori, 2025.

Drawing on an empirical approach that combines political science and organizational studies, the book offers an original and timely account of the Italian justice system. It provides analytical tools to understand how the system operates and to critically engage with its potential transformation.

 For further information: https://cris.unibo.it/handle/11585/1032115

Vezzadini Susanna (a cura di), Vittime ideali e vittime reali. Discorso politico e narrazioni mediatiche nelle società contemporanee, Bologna, Bologna University Press BUP, 2025.

The volume offers a critical reflection on how political discourse and media narratives shape the recognition of victimhood, distinguishing between “ideal victims,” who are publicly legitimized and visible, and the many real victims who remain marginalized in public and institutional recognition.

For further information: https://buponline.com/prodotto/vittime-ideali-e-vittime-reali/#:~:text=La%20nozione%20di%20%E2%80%9Cvittima%20ideale,pieno%20riconoscimento%20istituzionale%20e%20collettivo.

Roberto Acquaroli (a cura di), La Riforma del 2024 dell'Ordinamento Giudiziario, Napoli, Editoriale Scientifica, 2025. 

The volume brings together the proceedings of the conference The Reform of the Judicial System, held on 6 December 2024 at the Department of Law of the University of Macerata. The contributions examine the recent reforms of the judicial system, with particular reference to the Cartabia–Nordio framework, analysing their impact on the organisation of judicial offices, the role of the legal profession, and the functioning of the Judicial Councils. The dialogue between academic and professional perspectives offers a critical assessment of the main regulatory innovations and their early implementation.

For further information: https://editorialescientifica.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Acquaroli_Sito_Finito.pdf

Cavallini Daniela, Il Csm tra ordinamento e organizzazione della giustizia. L'ampliamento delle competenze nella gestione degli uffici giudiziari, Bologna, Bononia University Press BUP, 2024.

The volume examines the progressive expansion of the role of the High Council of the Judiciary (CSM) in the organization and management of judicial offices, showing how, since the early 2000s, the CSM has increasingly emerged as the organizational apex of the judiciary, raising significant constitutional and institutional questions regarding the effectiveness and accountability of its functions.

For further information: https://cris.unibo.it/retrieve/035211d5-7245-4b44-9c89-1282c02351b7/CAVALLINI_Il%20CSM%20tra%20ordinamento%20e%20organizzazione.pdf