La influencia de la pandemia de covid-19 sobre la responsabilidad administrativa

This article examines the role that the “responsabilità amministrativa” (administrative liability) plays in the Italian legal system and explores the modifications introduced by D.L. n. 76/2020 on its structure. In so doing, it also analyses relevant decisions of the Corte dei Conti relating to cases in which the afore mentioned decree finds application. This article argues that Italian decision-makers took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to limit the scope of “responsabilità amministrativa” in a way that is not compatible with the Italian legal system. Therefore, this article argues that the reform does not deserve to be confirmed after the end of the emergency period, insofar as it would be appropriate to intervene on the matter through an organic reform.