Abstract

The subject of the essay is to investigate postmodernism and its impact in the philosophical and legislative context. Starting from an historical reconstruction, rooted in the classical antiquity, the path of the establishment of modernity is approached before reaching the postmodern prospective. Postmodernism shall not be seen as a mere opposed prospective to that of modernity, instead as a concept that of this last contains problematically some elements, while overcoming others. It is the postmodern paradigm that is significant in order to understand the role played by the Constitutions to today’s landmarks