DOI: 10.53136/979122182825236
Pagine: 473-484
Data di pubblicazione: Luglio 2026
Editore: Aracne
SSD:
IUS/09 IUS/14 IUS/21
Article 11 of the Constitution has, over the years, animated and shaped public debate, particularly during shifts in the international geopolitical landscape. The renunciation of war as a means of resolving international disputes has been at the center of political discourse, especially during the Balkan Wars, the Gulf War, the intervention in Afghanistan following 9/11, and more recently, in relation to the shipment of arms to Ukraine. Traditionally, war is understood as an armed conflict between states, and its inclusion in the Constitution was heavily influenced by the events of World War II. Globally, the post World War II era has been marked by new forms of armed intervention and conflict, particularly asymmetric conflicts involving non state actors and proxy wars. This has highlighted the definitional challenges of the very concept of war. This study aims to analyze how the changing nature of conflicts has had a critical impact on classical doctrine, particularly in relation to polemology and its constitutional framework.