The essay explores the ways through which the trials held by the Special Court for the Defense of the State were publicized in newspapers through the study of a case: a trial for double murder held in Ravenna in April 1930. The Donati case has some peculiarities: it was a common crime, drawn into the jurisdiction of the Special Court through the application of Article 4 of Law 2008/26, which prohibited membership in dissolved parties, and the trial was held in the place where the crime was committed. The idea that the Author would like to verify, through an expansion of the research to other cases handled by the Special Court, is that this Court, as a pillar of fascism’s constitutional architecture, acted not only as a judicial Court but also as a cog in fascism’s propaganda machine, and that the press used the cases handled by the Special Court to create a ‘narrative’ that conveyed the myths necessary to build the national community.
Il saggio esplora le modalità attraverso le quali i processi celebrati dal Tribunale Speciale per la Difesa dello Stato venivano divulgati dai giornali attraverso lo studio di un caso: un processo per duplice omicidio celebrato al Ravenna nell’aprile del 1930. Il caso Donati presenta alcune particolarità: si tratta di un reato comune, attratto nella competenza del Tribunale Speciale attraverso l’applicazione dell’art. 4 della legge 2008/26 che vietava l’appartenenza ai partiti disciolti, e il processo venne celebrato nel luogo di commissione del reato. L’idea che si vorrebbe verificare, tramite un allargamento della ricerca ad altri casi trattati dal Tribunale Speciale, è che questo organo, in quanto pilastro dell’architettura costituzionale del fascismo, agisse non solo come organo giurisdizionale ma anche come ingranaggio della macchina propagandistica del fascismo, e che la stampa utilizzasse i casi gestiti dal Tribunale Speciale per creare una ‘narrazione’ che veicolasse i miti necessari a costruire la comunità nazionale.
Il Tribunale Speciale per la Difesa dello Stato tra diritto e propaganda: il 'caso Donati' nella stampa quotidiana / A. Bassani. - In: ITALIAN REVIEW OF LEGAL HISTORY. - ISSN 2464-8914. - 10:1(2024 Oct 09), pp. 2.3-2.39. [10.54103/2464-8914/26090]
Il Tribunale Speciale per la Difesa dello Stato tra diritto e propaganda: il 'caso Donati' nella stampa quotidiana
A. Bassani
2024
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The essay explores the ways through which the trials held by the Special Court for the Defense of the State were publicized in newspapers through the study of a case: a trial for double murder held in Ravenna in April 1930. The Donati case has some peculiarities: it was a common crime, drawn into the jurisdiction of the Special Court through the application of Article 4 of Law 2008/26, which prohibited membership in dissolved parties, and the trial was held in the place where the crime was committed. The idea that the Author would like to verify, through an expansion of the research to other cases handled by the Special Court, is that this Court, as a pillar of fascism’s constitutional architecture, acted not only as a judicial Court but also as a cog in fascism’s propaganda machine, and that the press used the cases handled by the Special Court to create a ‘narrative’ that conveyed the myths necessary to build the national community.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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