Administrative appeals in the Italian law: On the brink of extinction or might they be saved (and are they worth saving)?

Abstract

Overall, in Italy, remedies against administrative measures or inaction are of judicial nature; besides the Ombudsman, which seems to suggest a certain degree of effectiveness, nonjudicial remedies such as administrative appeals have so far played a marginal role. This is due to the idea that the administration is traditionally quite authoritative and the relations between the State and the citizens adhere to quite a top-down pattern. Since 1990, the law allows for dialogue (rather than negotiations) possibly leading to agreements between the administration and the private sector.