This essay examines the intellectual profile of Giuseppe De Luca (1926–2024), one of the masters of Criminal Procedure in Italy in 20th Century. He inherited from Francesco Carnelutti a sincere anti-dogmatism and a strong vocation for the general theory of the process; however, he always remained sensitive to practical needs of the criminal process. He firmly opposed formal logic as a tool of judicial logic. He promoted a topical and argumentative conception of judicial evidence. His constant aspiration was to combine logic and ethics. For De Luca, ethics meant humanity of judging and respect for individual freedom. He participated in the drafting of the 1989 Code of Criminal Procedure, in which he welcomed the opening to a “communicative” and problematic model in order to form the judicial evidence.
Il saggio esamina l’itinerario intellettuale del processual-penalista abruzzese Giuseppe De Luca (1926-2024). Allievo all’Università di Roma di Francesco Carnelutti, dal quale ereditò un sincero anti-dogmatismo, una spiccata sensibilità umanistica e l’idea dell’identità tra giudizio e pena, De Luca coltivò la teoria generale del processo (aderí, in particolare, alla tesi di James Goldschmidt sulle situazioni giuridiche) ma sempre ponendole in relazione a esigenze pratiche, come dimostra l’attenzione per le misure cautelari. Avversario della logica formale, promosse una concezione topica e argomentativa della prova giudiziaria. Tenne ferma la necessità di coniugare logica ed etica, intesa come umanità del giudizio e rispetto della libertà umana. Partecipò al percorso di elaborazione del codice di procedura penale del 1989, nel quale vide con soddisfazione l’apertura a un modello ‘comunicativo’ e problematico di formazione della prova.
Non indignarsi ma intelligere. La lezione metodologica di Giuseppe De Luca.
MILETTI M. N.
2026-01-01
Abstract
This essay examines the intellectual profile of Giuseppe De Luca (1926–2024), one of the masters of Criminal Procedure in Italy in 20th Century. He inherited from Francesco Carnelutti a sincere anti-dogmatism and a strong vocation for the general theory of the process; however, he always remained sensitive to practical needs of the criminal process. He firmly opposed formal logic as a tool of judicial logic. He promoted a topical and argumentative conception of judicial evidence. His constant aspiration was to combine logic and ethics. For De Luca, ethics meant humanity of judging and respect for individual freedom. He participated in the drafting of the 1989 Code of Criminal Procedure, in which he welcomed the opening to a “communicative” and problematic model in order to form the judicial evidence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


