Danilo Zolo Danilo Zolo (Rijeka, 1936) is

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Danilo Zolo
Danilo Zolo (Rijeka, 1936) is professor of Philosophy of Law and of
Philosophy of International Law at the University of Florence. He studied
jurisprudence at the University of Florence and in 1966 he obtained also
the Teacher's Diploma in History and Philosophy. He has been Associate
Researcher at Boston University, and Visiting Fellow at the University of
Cambridge, University of Pittsburgh, Harvard University and the
University of Princeton. In 1993 he was Jemolo Fellow at the Centre for
European Studies, Nuffield College, Oxford. In 1999 he was Visiting
Professor at the Federal University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa (Brazil) and in
2001-2005 he delivered courses of lectures at universities of Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico and Colombia. In 2000 he founded JURA GENTIUM,
Centre for Philosophy of International Law and Global Politics and the
homonymous International E-Journal. He is member of the Academia
Europaea. He is author of many essays concerning political philosophy,
epistemology of the social sciences, General system theory, theory of
social complexity, and philosophy of international law and international
relations. His present research concerns the theory of 'rule of law', the
doctrine of human rights and the processes of global integration.
His more recent publications, not counting articles and essays
published in Journals or collective books, include:
--- La democrazia difficile, Roma: Editori Riuniti, 1989 (Mexican ed. La
democrazia difícil, Azcapotzalco: Alianza Editorial, 1994).
--- Reflexive Epistemology, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science,
Boston: Kluwer Publishers, 1989.
--- Democracy and Complexity, Cambridge: Polity Press, 1992 (USA ed.
University Park (Pen): The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992;
Italian ed. Il principato democratico, Milano: Feltrinelli, 19962; Argentine
ed. Democracia y complejidad, Buenos Aires: Nueva Vision, 1994;
German ed. Die demokratische Fürstenherrschaft, Göttingen: Steidl
Verlag, 1997, 1998).
-- (ed.), La cittadinanza. Appartenenza, identità, diritti, Roma-Bari:
Laterza, 19992.
--- Cosmopolis. Prospects for World Government, Cambridge: Polity
Press, 1996; (USA ed. New York: Blackwell, 1997; Italian ed.
Cosmopolis, Milano, Feltrinelli, 19964; Spanish ed. Cosmopolis,
Barcelona-Buenos Aires: Paidos, 2000).
-- I signori della pace. Una critica del globalismo giuridico, Roma:
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Carocci Editore, 19984 (Spanish ed. Madrid: Dykinson, 2005).
-- Invoking Humanity. War, Law and Global Order, London-New York:
Continuum International, 2001 (Italian ed. Chi dice umanità. Guerra,
diritto e ordine globale, Torino: Einaudi Editore, 2000).
-- The Rule of Law. History, Theory and Criticism (ed. in co-operation),
Dordrecht: Springer, 2007 (Italian ed. Lo Stato di diritto, Milano:
Feltrinelli, 20023; Brazilian ed. Sao Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2006; Chinese
ed. Shanghai: Shanghai Joint Publishing Company, 2008).
-- Globalization: An Overview, Essex: ECPR, 2007 (Italian ed.
Globalizzazione. Una mappa dei problemi, Roma-Bari: Laterza, 20044;
Spanish ed.: Globalización, Bilbao: Mensajero, 2006).
--- (ed in cooperation), Mediterraneo. Un dialogo fra le due sponde,
Roma, Jouvence, 2005.
--- La giustizia dei vincitori. Da Norimberga a Baghdad, Roma-Bari:
Laterza, 20062 (Spanish ed. La justicia de los vencedores, Madrid: Trotta,
2007; Argentine ed. Buenos Aires: Edhasa, 2007; English ed. The Justice
of the Victors, London and New York : Verso, 2008).
--- Da cittadini a sudditi. La vanificazione della cittadinanza politica,
Milano: Carta-Edizioni Punto Rosso, 2007.
--- L’alternativa mediterranea (ed. in co-operation), Milano: Feltrinelli,
2007.
--- L’alito della libertà. Su Bobbio. Con 26 lettere di Norberto Bobbio a
Danilo Zolo, Milano: Feltrinelli, 2008.
E-mail: [email protected]