In the United States, a Supreme Court judge equates platforms with collective services to express an opinion on online censorship. More rights for users or a deresponsibility of social networks? by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Wired.it Continue reading “Can the Government ban social networks’ users criticism?”
What does the abolition of film censorship mean?
From the protection of morality to the protection of minors: censorship changes name and role. However, it remains the same, if not worse. The analysis of Andrea Monti, professor of law of public order and security at the University of Chieti-Pescara – Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net
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The Pro and Cons of Doctors’ Criminal Liability Shield
Decree-Law 44/2021 establishes the criminal non-punishability of vaccinators. Nevertheless, the rule is inapplicable and does not prevent legal action against health personnel. However, it solves a problem in the short term. The analysis of Andrea Monti – Adjunct Professor of public order and safety, University of Chieti-Pescara. Initially published in Italian by Formiche.net Continue reading “The Pro and Cons of Doctors’ Criminal Liability Shield”
On the release of AstraZeneca’s lots
After the Italian Council of State’s (the Supreme Court for Administrative Law) order on the off-label administration of hydroxychloroquine, once again judiciary powers judiciary show their unfamiliarity with logic and the scientific method. The price to pay is the delay in the vaccination campaign and the increase in distrust of vaccines by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Scienza in Rete Continue reading “On the release of AstraZeneca’s lots”
The problematic relationship between law, politics and the scientific method
Two seemingly unrelated events (one legal, one political) highlight the inability of decision-makers to make meaningful use of the scientific method. It is not a reversion to Lysenko’s theories. However, the lack of a rational approach toward science to justify choices that directly affect people’s lives is worrying by Andrea Monti – Initially published in Italian by Scienza in Rete
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