A Roundtable Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Italian Constitution
Friday, October 20, 2023 | 6 PM-8 PM
Consulate General of Italy, 2590 Webster St., San Francisco
PROGRAM
Welcoming Remarks
Sergio Strozzi, Consul General of Italy
Introduction
John Yoo, Emanuel S. Heller Chair in Law,
Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley
History in a Nutshell: the Path to the Italian Constitution
Daniela Franchini, Esq.
The Constitution of Italy: an Overview
Fulvio A. Picerno, Esq.
A Tribute to the Founding Mothers of the Italian Republic
Alida Montaldi, President of the Juvenile Court, Rome, Italy
The Living Constitution: Dead or Alive? A Glimpse into the Future
Ernst A. Halperin, Esq.
Thomas Jefferson in Italy
Juliana E. Pisani, Esq.
Panel Conversation
Moderator: Prof. John Yoo
Il Canto degli Italiani
Written in 1847 by Goffredo Mameli with music of Michele Novaro, Il Canto degli Italiani became the Italian National Anthem in 1946.
Registration required: iltricolore1948@gmail.com
A special thank you to Vice Consul Vitalba Gammicchia; the Board of the Northern California Italian American Bar Association and its President Juliana Pisani; and the members of “Il Tricolore” Committee.