Nel tempo e nello spazio: l’eredità di Serio Galeotti sui nuovi doveri di solidarietà

n Serio Galeotti’s papers on the value of solidarity, he provides a definition of solidarity as a sense of brotherhood, mutual assistance, and support in times of difficulty, a concept worthy of reflection in our current context. The intervention aims to answer the question of who the recipients of the principle of solidarity are. The reflection focuses on two different perspectives. First, in terms of “time” and taking our cue from the recent constitutional reform of Article 9, which expressly mandates protection of the environment “also in the interest of future generations” we would like to explore the breadth of the principle of solidarity, asking, in particular, if exists a general principle of intergenerational solidarity, which requires the Legislature to balance the interests of those who will come after us not only with regard to the environment, but also with regard to economic resources, social security and artistic goods. Reflection then focuses on environmental issues and the potential of the principle of solidarity between living generations inhabiting different places on Earth, even beyond state sovereignty. To this end, we want to reflect on what relationship exists between solidarity and “space”, to see if it is possible to overcome the thesis that conceives of duties of solidarity only within a state, at least in reference to global events such as climate change. Starting from the assumption that man is nowadays the main culprit for climate degeneration, environmental protection has become a legally relevant question of justice, also because some countries, generally those least responsible for climate-changing emissions, are the most affected by the negative effects of climate change