REALE MARIACRISTINA

Born in Pescara.
Academic experience:
2005– Associate Professor of Philosophy of Law (IUS/20), University of Insubria, Como
2001–2005 University Researcher (Ricercatore), DiDEC, University of Insubria, Como
2019– Director of the Research and Study Centre on Law, Media, Information and Society (DirMIS), DiDEC, University of Insubria
2021– Member of the Research Centre on Sustainable Fashion, DiDEC, University of Insubria

National Scientific Habilitation (ASN) as Full Professor in Philosophy of Law (IUS/20) and in Legal and Political Sociology (SPS/12)

Member of the Scientific Committee of the journal "Sociologia del diritto"
Member of the following associations: Research Committee on Sociology of Law, Associazione di Studi su Diritto e Società, Società Italiana di Filosofia del Diritto

Education:
1998 PhD in Law, European University Institute, Florence (supervisor: Prof. Francis G. Snyder)
1991 Degree in Law, University of Bologna, 110/110 cum laude

Scientific appointments:
2023– Member of the Faculty Board of the PhD Programme "Law and Human Sciences", University of Insubria
2008–2015 Member of the Faculty Board, PhD in Legal Sciences, Sociology of Law curriculum, University of Milan
2008–2013 Member of the Faculty Board: "R. Treves" International PhD Programme in Law and Society, University of Milan

Teaching appointments:
Courses in graduate, undergraduate and specialist degree programmes
2002– Sociology of Law (IUS/20), Single-Cycle Master's Degree Programme in Law, University of Insubria, Como and Varese campuses
2012– General Theory of Law (IUS/20), Single-Cycle Master's Degree Programme in Law, University of Insubria, Como and Varese campuses
2022– Advertising, Influencer and Fashion Law (IUS/20, co-taught with Prof. Barbara Pozzo), Single-Cycle Master's Degree Programme in Law, cross-listed for the Master's Degree Programme (LM) in Communication Sciences, University of Insubria
2017–2019 Sociology of Giving, First-Level Master's Programme "Promoters of Giving," University of Insubria
2008–2009 Litigation before Supranational Courts, Master's Programme in Sociology of Law, International Institute for the Sociology of Law (Oñati)
2007–2008 Litigation before Supranational Courts, Master's Programme in Sociology of Law, International Institute for the Sociology of Law (Oñati)
2005–2012 Press and Law (IUS/20), Single-Cycle Master's Degree Programme in Law, University of Insubria, Como
2006–2015 Sociology of Economic Processes and Labour (SPS/09), Bachelor's Degree Programme in Legal Disciplines, University of Insubria, Como

Lectures in doctoral and advanced training programmes:
28/06/2021 The Rules of Digital Advertising, Advanced Training Course "Fashion Law: Legal Issues in the Fashion Supply Chain," University of Milan
29/11/2022 Introduction to Research Methodologies and Techniques in Sociology, PhD Programme in Law and Human Sciences, University of Insubria
16/1/2024 Social Research Methods and the Study of Law, PhD Programme in Law and Human Sciences, University of Insubria
5/2/2026 Languages of Power: Rites, Codes and Registers between the Secular and Religious Spheres, PhD Course "The Metaphor of Sovereignty: Evolutions, Crises and New Perspectives", University of Milan, Department of Legal Sciences "Cesare Beccaria"

Main institutional appointments:
2013–2025 Member of the Committee of Coordinators of the Single-Cycle Master's Degree Programme in Law, University of Insubria
2017–2025 Member of the AiQUA Committee of the Single-Cycle Master's Degree Programme in Law, University of Insubria
2026- Member of the Joint Committee of Teaching Staff and Students (CPDS), Master's Degree Programme (LM) in Communication Sciences, University of Insubria

Awards and scholarships:
1999 EUI Law Prize, Law Department, European University Institute, Florence
1995–1998 PhD Scholarship, European University Institute, Florence

Participation in research groups:
2022–2024 Participation in the interdisciplinary research project "For Freedom: A University against the Mafias", promoted by the University of Insubria through the Legality Committee of the International Insubric Centre, and funded by the Ministry of University and Research under the "Fund for the Diffusion of the Culture of Legality" (Art. 1, para. 776 of Law No. 234/2021)
2015–2016 Participation in the research project "Genders in Colour: Educational Proposals in Multicultural Contexts", part of the regional initiative "Designing Equality in Lombardy 2015," supported by the Lombardy Region
2001–2003 Participation in the research "The Administration of Justice and Italian Society in the Year 2000". Feasibility project approved by the Higher Council of the Judiciary and continued under the mandate and funding of the Ministry of University and Research

Professional experience and training courses:
2015– Member of the Advertising Self-Regulation Jury (Giurì dell'Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria), Italian Advertising Self-Regulation Institute (IAP), Milan
2009– Enrolled in the Milan Bar Association, Special Roll for Full-Time Professors and Researchers
1998–2001 Temporary Agent, Translation Directorate, Italian Division, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg
1996 Internship at the Cabinet of Judge Federico Mancini, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg
1992–1994 Banca Commerciale Italiana, Pescara
July 1992 Advanced course at the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), Paris
1991–1992 Advanced training course for international careers at the Institute for the Study of International Politics (ISPI), Milan

Research topics
New technologies and their impact on information and communication; self-regulation and sources of law; regulation of commercial communication; European legal-political integration, with particular attention to the relationship between Italian law and European Union law; activities of EU judicial institutions; jurisprudential developments in medical liability; effectiveness of law; relationship between mass media and public opinion on law

Languages:
Italian (native), French, English