One of the emerging phenomena in contemporary societies is the blurring of the boundaries between the ‘public’ and the ‘private’ dimensions. The digital transformation is among the drivers of such a process, together with the evolution of economic and social relationships, in a context characterized by growing exchanges and cultural contaminations, as well as environmental and social emergencies. The privatisation of aspects traditionally attributed to government, along with the increasingly public characterisation of relationships previously regarded as pertaining to the private sphere, question many fields of knowledge, including the law. The once reassuring traditional legal categories are deeply affected. In particular, the always contested divide between public law and private law is nowadays more and more under stress and reveals its limited adequacy to read the legal implications of new social phenomena.
Public and Private in Contemporary Societies
Giorgio Giannone Codiglione;
2024-01-01
Abstract
One of the emerging phenomena in contemporary societies is the blurring of the boundaries between the ‘public’ and the ‘private’ dimensions. The digital transformation is among the drivers of such a process, together with the evolution of economic and social relationships, in a context characterized by growing exchanges and cultural contaminations, as well as environmental and social emergencies. The privatisation of aspects traditionally attributed to government, along with the increasingly public characterisation of relationships previously regarded as pertaining to the private sphere, question many fields of knowledge, including the law. The once reassuring traditional legal categories are deeply affected. In particular, the always contested divide between public law and private law is nowadays more and more under stress and reveals its limited adequacy to read the legal implications of new social phenomena.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.