Luca Antonini (jurist)
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| Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Italian Parliament |
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| Born | 27 May 1963 Gallarate, Italy |
| Alma mater | University of Milan |
Luca Antonini (born 27 May 1963) is an Italian lawyer, jurist, and constitutional law professor at the University of Padua. He is Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy since 26 July 2018.[1]
Biography
Graduated in 1988 at the
Antonini was a member of the group of experts who dealt, on behalf of the Veneto Region, with the Italian government for the recognition of more forms of autonomy.[3]
He also represented the Veneto Region in front the Constitutional Court in trying to overturn Italy's legislation on compulsory vaccination for children, embracing the stances of the Italian no-vaccine movement.[4] On 22 June 2018 he reaffirmed his anti-vaccines beliefs in a message on Twitter, where he wondered on Twitter why the tetanus vaccine would need to be compulsory if tetanus itself is non-contagious.
On 19 July 2018 Antonini was elected by the Parliament as the judge of the
Antonini was among the signers of a petition to stop the Italian Parliament from approving the 2016 same-sex civil unions legislation, on the ground that the law would grant same-sex couples rights similar to marriage, that it would facilitate same-sex couples in having their children officially recognized as such, and that it would foster surrogacy for same-sex couples.[6][7]
Honour
References
- ^ "Giuramento giudice costituzionale Luca Antonini" (PDF).
- ^ "Didattica – Università degli Studi di Padova". University of Padua. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/italy/corriere-del-veneto-treviso-e-belluno/20170907/281663960160848. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Alla Consulta Luca Antonini, il costituzionalista contrario all'obbligo vaccinale". Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Antonini eletto giudice della Corte Costituzionale". Gruppo TV7. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Ragioni adeguate per dire no al ddl Cirinnà. L'appello dei giuristi contro le unioni civili". Il Foglio. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Appello giuristi contro ddl Cirinnà. Firmano anche presidenti e vicepresidenti della Consulta". I Tempi. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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