IECL Lunchtime Seminar with Dr Marco Mossa Verre – Civil Penalties as Punishment: Conceptual Ambiguities and the Challenge of Safeguards in Italy, France, and Beyond
Dr Marco Mossa Verre – Luiss University
The IECL Lunchtime Seminar Series offers our Academic Visitors an opportunity to share their research, exchange ideas, and connect with colleagues on both substantive and methodological aspects of their work.
Each seminar usually lasts 30–45 minutes, with 20–30 minutes for the presentation followed by 10–15 minutes for Q&A. A light sandwich lunch will be provided.
Dr Marco Mossa Verre
Civil Penalties as Punishment: Conceptual Ambiguities and the Challenge of Safeguards in Italy, France, and Beyond
Abstract: This seminar presents research currently being developed within “Borderline”, an Italian research programme on quasi-criminal and hybrid punitive measures. One strand of the project focuses on civil punitive sanctions introduced after recent decriminalisation reforms. The analysis of these measures has highlighted a broader issue: punitive functions are increasingly pursued through civil law instruments, yet beyond the familiar category of administrative sanctions the Italian system lacks a coherent framework to regulate them. The seminar examines how comparative analysis might help address this gap, and discusses key methodological challenges: defining the scope of relevant punitive civil measures, selecting jurisdictions, and formulating workable research questions. The French system is presented as a preliminary case study.