Antigypsyism, legal culture and sentencing in Italy: A dialogue between sociology of law and critical Romani studies
Keywords:
Legal culture, sentencing, critical Romani studies, antigypsyism, Italy, cultura jurídica, sentenciar, estudios críticos romaníes, Italia, antigitanismoAbstract
This article analyzes the relationship between Roma people and the law by combining two different theoretical approaches, one focusing on legal culture, the other drawing on critical Romani studies. The resulting analytical model supports: 1) the adoption of a multi-level and interpretative approach to examining legal culture, and 2) the focus on the processes of racialization and discrimination implemented by the dominant society, especially within the legal field. The analysis brings to light the mutually-influencing relations between dominant stereotypes about Roma and Sinti people on the one hand, and Italy’s legal culture and sentencing on the other. This topic is examined in relation to the Italian and the wider European historical, political and cultural context, since the way in which legal actors see Roma and Sinti people is strongly influenced by their social and political milieu, and by historically-originated dominant cultural repertoires.
Este artículo analiza la relación entre los gitanos y el derecho, combinando dos enfoques teóricos diferentes: uno, centrado en la cultura jurídica, y otro, basado en los estudios críticos sobre los gitanos. El modelo analítico resultante apoya 1) la adopción de un enfoque multinivel e interpretativo para examinar la cultura jurídica, y 2) la atención a los procesos de racialización y discriminación aplicados por la sociedad dominante, especialmente en el ámbito jurídico. El análisis saca a la luz las relaciones de influencia mutua entre los estereotipos dominantes sobre la población romaní y sinti, por un lado, y la cultura jurídica italiana y las sentencias, por otro. Este tema se examina en relación con el contexto histórico, político y cultural italiano y europeo en general, ya que la forma en que los actores jurídicos ven a los romaníes y a los sinti está fuertemente influenciada por su entorno social y político, y por los repertorios culturales dominantes de origen histórico.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.35295/osls.iisl/0000-0000-0000-1300
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