Collaborations

Agreements, partnerships and synergies

  • ADir | L'Altro Diritto

The Department of SPS is affiliated with the Interuniversity Research Center 'The Other Law' (ADir), founded in 2015 and involving 19 universities nationwide. Over the years, ADir has established scientific collaboration with important international universities and research centers, particularly in Latin America. ADir promotes and coordinates studies and research projects in the fields of punishment, marginality, migrations, discriminatory phenomena and counter-strategies, governance of multicultural societies, labor exploitation, and victim protection. Additionally, ADir promotes and coordinates law clinics, post-graduate courses, masters, and doctoral programs (including international ones), using the 'research-action' method, which involves making research results available to public and private entities. Collaboration with ADir is based on a specific AGREEMENT.

Website: https://www.adir.unifi.it/. 

 

  • Institute of Legal Informatics and Judicial Systems of the National Research Council (IGSG-CNR)

The Institute of Legal Informatics and Judicial Systems (IGSG) conducts multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and comparative research on the relationship between law and ICTs. It also analyses judicial systems, their institutional framework, organization, and interactions with the economic and social environment. The collaboration with IGSG is based on a FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT between the University and CNR. 

Website: https://www.igsg.cnr.it/

 

  • PRAP | Provveditorato dell’Amministrazione Penitenziaria Emilia Romagna-Marche

The Regional Prison Administration (Provveditorato Regionale) is a local executive body of the Ministry of Justice, responsible for personnel matters and organization of services regarding detainees and internees. It operates according to programs, guidelines, and directives issued by the Department of Prison Administration, ensuring uniformity in prison activities nationwide. Collaboration with PRAP is based on a specific AGREEMENT.

Website: https://www.giustizia.it/giustizia/page/it/dap_provveditorato_emilia_romagna_marche

 

  • C.O. Gruppo S.r.l.

C.O. Gruppo is a benefit corporation that provides strategy and organizational development services, helping to create services, workgroups, and transformation projects. Collaboration with C.O. Gruppo S.r.l. is based on a specific AGREEMENT. 

Website: https://www.cogruppo.it/

 

  • JAR Association | Justice Administration Research

The Justice Administration Research Association (Limoges, France) aims to develop an international network of academics, policymakers, and professionals working in the justice administration field. It was founded in 2021 by a group of scholars, including Marco Fabri (National Research Council, Italy), Caroline Expert-Foulquier (University of Limoges), and Andreas Lienhard (Competence Center for Public Management, University of Bern). 

Website: https://jar-association.eu/

 

  • Observatory on Judicial Systems | Union of Italian Criminal Chambers

The Union of Italian Criminal Chambers (UCPI) promotes the knowledge, dissemination, and protection of the fundamental values of criminal law and fair trial. The Observatory on Judicial Systems analyses legislative initiatives and the High Council of the Judiciary’s activity. It also evaluates the impact of judicial reform on the legal profession's role within the local judicial councils.

Website: https://www.camerepenali.it/cat/198/osservatorio_ordinamento_giudiziario_.html

 

  • ELI | European Law Institute

The European Law Institute (ELI) was established as an 'Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif' (AISBL) under Belgian law on June 1, 2011. It aims to initiate, conduct, and facilitate research, formulate recommendations, and provide practical guidance in the field of European legal development. 

Website: https://www.europeanlawinstitute.eu/