Il ruolo dei Parlamenti nella partecipazione al conflitto russo-ucraino: una comparazione tra Italia e Germania

The essay compares the involvement of the German and Italian parliaments in relation to the transfer of arms to Ukraine. The German and Italian cases appear to be mirror images of each other in some respects: although the Bundestag was not vested with the prerogative to authorise the transfer of arms by means of its own act, it was nevertheless able to discuss the specific characteristics of the military aid in detail. The Italian parliament, on the other hand, authorised the transfer by approving specific resolutions, but did not do so following an informed debate and was, in fact, kept in the dark, like the rest of the public, about the types of arms supplied and the costs incurred. It will be concluded that of these two models, the first is probably the most satisfactory in terms of parliamentary involvement because of the link, clearly highlighted in German constitutional case law, between parliamentary debate and discussion within civil society. The need for constitutional case law that 8parliamentarises9 part of the government's foreign power will also be argued.