Professor
I am an Associate Professor of Medieval and Modern Legal History at the University of Milan, where I teach legal history and the history of human rights. My research focuses on how law has historically adapted to social, economic, and cultural change—from the late Middle Ages to the modern era. I explore topics ranging from administrative systems, contracts, and labor to gender, human rights, and migration, analyzing the strategies through which law has addressed inequalities and social challenges.
I have authored several monographs, including Justice, Freedom, Rights: An Introduction to the History of Human Rights (2024), and published widely in both Italian and international journals. My recent work examines issues such as women’s labor in Italy between the Liberal era and Fascism, and the evolving legal status of trade unions in the interwar period.
I am an active contributor to the academic community, participating as a speaker, chair, and moderator at conferences in Italy and abroad. I am involved in doctoral programs on law, rights, and sustainability, where I have taught courses on inequality, law, and society, and directed research projects on migration and human rights. I also collaborate with initiatives aimed at promoting inclusion, such as the Human Hall project at the University of Milan.
A member of several professional societies, including the Italian Society for Legal History (SISD) and the European Society for Comparative Legal History (ESCLH), I combine historical scholarship with a commitment to understanding the law’s role in shaping—and responding to—society.
MILHIS talks. Guest Lecture “Il “racconto” della Costituzione. Il metodo costituente e una sana ideologia”.
MILHIS is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, 18 February 2026, at 4.30 p.m., the first meeting of the Milhis Talks series will be held. The meeting will be introduced by Prof. Filippo Rossi and will feature Prof. Giuseppe Speciale as guest speaker, who will give a talk entitled “Il “racconto” della Costituzione. Il metodo costituente e una sana ideologia”.
New Publication
“Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare” (aprile–maggio 2025)
The volume brings together the proceedings of the doctoral course “Soggetti, diritto e disuguaglianze tra passato e presente. Un’analisi interdisciplinare” (aprile–maggio 2025), devoted to examining the historical, socio-cultural factors and the strategies—legal and otherwise—through which differentiation and inequality among individuals, categories, and groups are constructed and maintained.
Addressed to students, doctoral candidates, faculty members, and scholars, the volume adopts an innovative and multi-perspective approach to a wide range of issues spanning legal history and positive law (including legal philosophy, labour law, and criminal procedure), while also opening up to contributions from psychology and psychiatry.
Seminar – from 3 to 13 November 2025
Donne ‘contro’. Itinerari tra storia e diritto
MILHIS is pleased to announce that the University of Milan will host the seminar “Donne ‘contro’. Itinerari tra storia e diritto” (Women ‘Versus’. Pathways through History and Law), organised by Prof. Sara Parini and Prof. Stefania Salvi. The seminar will consist of four meetings from 3 November to 13 November, where speakers will take an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the issue of the legal status of women through the centuries.