Publications
Crimes Against Public Administration
Antonio D’Avirro
“Abuse of” Office. Fourth Edition
Giuffré, 2021.
The subject of the “work is the crime of abuse of” office, analyzed by retracing the path and various stages that have characterized the reforms of this crime, highlighting the most significant passages.
Indeed, only through a careful historical reconstruction of the crime of abuse of office is it possible to understand the various reasons for the latest reform, which arises from the public Administration’s urging to reduce the framework of insecurity affecting public officials.
Once again, the legislator has tried to limit the operational scope of the crime of abuse of office, attempting to nullify the criminal relevance of the misuse of power: an attempt that, however, seems to have failed in the face of the first responses from jurisprudence.
