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Silvana Sciarra

b. 1948

Italian judge (born 1948)

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About Silvana Sciarra

Born 1948. Silvana Sciarra is an Italian jurist, judge and university teacher.

Silvana Sciarra (born 24 July 1948) is an Italian jurist and academic. She served as a judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy from November 2014 to November 2023 and served as its president from 20 September 2022 to 11 November 2023.

Career Sciarra was born in Trani. She taught European Labour and Social Law at the European University Institute between 1994 and 2003. She was a professor of labour law at the University of Florence and the University of Siena before being appointed to the Constitutional Court by the Italian Parliament on 6 November 2014. In the parliamentary election she obtained 630 out of a necessary 570 votes. She was sworn in on 11 November 2014.

She is the first woman elected by the Italian Parliament as a judge of the Constitutional Court. Previously, she was a Harkness Fellow at UCLA and Harvard Law School (1974-1976). She was a Fulbright Fellow and visiting professor at several universities, among which Warwick (Leverhulme Professor), Columbia Law School (BNL Professor), Cambridge (where she held the Arthur Goodhart Chair in Legal Science 2006-2007), Stockholm, Lund, University College London. She holds a Ph.D. Honoris Causa in law at the universities of Stockholm (2006) and Hasselt (2012).

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
University of Bari
Positions held
Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy
Employers
University of Florence, University of Siena
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic; Honorary doctorate of Hasselt University

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People whose lives overlapped Silvana Sciarra's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Silvana Sciarra?

Italian judge (born 1948)

When was Silvana Sciarra born?

Silvana Sciarra was born on 24 July 1948 in Trani.

What is Silvana Sciarra's occupation?

Silvana Sciarra is a jurist, judge and university teacher.

What nationality is Silvana Sciarra?

Silvana Sciarra is Italian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Silvana Sciarra

· Wikidata: Q18516418

· DBpedia: Silvana Sciarra

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