In una sentenza di qualche mese fa la Corte di Cassazione, nell’affermare il principio secondo cui «nessun credo religioso può legittimare il porto in luogo pubblico di armi o di oggetti atti ad offendere», si è espressa su quelle che, a suo giudizio, sarebbero le corrette modalità di svolgimento del processo d’integrazione degli immigrati.
Abstract
In a recent judgement concerning the case of an Indian Sikh, condemned because he carried with him, in a public place, a Kirpan, the sacred dagger of his religion, the Court of Cassation affirmed the principle that «no religious belief can justify the carrying of weapons or objects that could be used as weapons in a public place». In the same decision, the Court said that there is a duty for immigrants to conform their values to those of the Western world, in which he has freely chosen to enter. Based on these statements, the aim of the present paper is to develop some reflections on the difference between values and constitutional principles and the content of the duty of fidelity to the Republic as foreseen in art. 54 of the Italian Constitution.