ABSTRACT
Over the past decade, the Italian constitutional system has been impacted by considerable economic and financial crisis, associated with a deeper political one, mainly the result of a crisis of representation in Parliament. Terrorism, financial crisis and migration rules have put European constitutions to the test as they try to bypass the democratic principles contained therein. The permanent state of fear and the economic crisis make it difficult for Parliaments to recognise social rights for immigrants as well, even though domestic and European immigration regulations establish that social rights could be an instrument of integration. Italy has had a long history of political terrorism. During the 1970s, political terrorism emerged and a balance between security and rights already saw the attention of lawmakers and the Constitutional Court. Globalisation today is more aggressive and sophisticated. This globalisation process is the ability to dictate global norms on a local scale.
