Tesauro: Consulta observes a minute of silence, Courage ‘person of extraordinary importance’

A minute of silence in memory of the president emeritus of the Consulta Giuseppe Tesauro was observed by the Constitutional Court meeting this morning in a public hearing at the request of the president Giancarlo Coraggio. Tesauro was remembered by Coraggio before the opening of the proceedings with these words: “Person with an extraordinary career and cultural relevance not only for our country, appointed by the President of the Republic as ordinary professor of international law, he was advocate general of the Court of Justice of European communities in which he was particularly appreciated and represented Italy at the highest and most respected levels “. “He was then president of the Antitrust Authority, of the Italian Association of European Jurists and above all a constitutional judge. We all know how many important sentences he was rapporteur. Above all I like to recall the role he played as Advocate General , which he exercised in the most dignified and authoritative way possible. His memory is still alive at the Court of Justice “. “The commitment on the scientific front is also intense and relevant – remarked Coraggio. On the human level, we remember him as a person of extraordinary humanity and professionalism”. Before the opening of the proceedings, Tesauro also wanted to remember the advocate of the State for the President of the Council of Ministers, Francesco Sclafani: “a few words personally and on behalf of the Institute – he began – I am not in a position to outline the figure of Giuseppe Tesauro as is appropriate. I am deeply moved; I had a personal and very I had the honor of having been his pupil. From a professional point of view we all know who Giuseppe Tesauro was and I would like to underline his profound institutional sense. He was a man of institutions. From a human point of view, the expression that best suits him is to be a lovable person, with an extraordinary humanity and a nice Neapolitan humor. when he covered roles that placed him in a high institutional role “.