Diritto pubblico e diritto privato: ragioni della distinzione e intersezioni. Introduzione al fascicolo

This is the introduction to the special issue of Jus on the distinction and intersections between public law and private law. It addresses several critical issues raised by the public/private dichotomy in the law and underscores the need for scholarly dialogue between private-law and public-law specialists. Several private-law institutions display features that cut across the rigid partition, just as several public-law institutions are now characterised by the use of private-law categories. This holds true in legislation as well as in the law as applied. There are, moreover, areas in which private powers would deserve consideration from a public-law perspective too.