Maria Elisa D'Amico

Full professor in Constitutional Law, University of Milan.
Court of cassation lawyer since 2008, handling the defence on important human rights and discrimination issues in national and supranational courts.
Founder, in 2012, of the Vox rights association, which promotes research and other projects in the field of human rights and, more specifically, in the sphere of inclusive language. 
Author of more than 350 publications on subjects relating to constitutional justice, constitutional law and fundamental rights, over 20 of which monographs, and including works in English (for the complete list, refer to the CV at the University of Milan website: https://www.unimi.it/it/ugov/person/marilisa-damico).

• Since 2021: Coordinator of the Constitutional Law section – Department of Italian public and supranational law
• Since 2021: Director of the “Culture di genere” (gender cultures) Interuniversity Centre 
• Since 2020: Holder and academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet European Fundamental Rights and Women’s Rights (EFRiWoR) chair, University of Milan
• Since 2018: Vice-chancellor with responsibility for Legality, Transparency and Equal Rights, University of Milan
• Since 2018: Member of the Women and Gender in Global Affairs Network, Columbia University, New York
• Since 2008: Cassation lawyer (currently included in the special register of university professors and researchers)
• Since 2001: Lawyer at the Law Courts of Milan
• 2017-2021: Member of the advisory board for the assessment of candidatures for appointments or designation of representatives of the City of Milan in bodies in which the council of City of Milan participates.
• 2009-2011: Member of the equal opportunities commission at the Milan Bar Association
• 2007: Chair of the equal opportunities commission of the University of Milan

• Since 2016: Governor at the Milan offices of the Bank of Italy 
• Since 2015: Board member, Assoedilizia
• 2019: Chair of the statute commission, University of Milan
• 2017-2018: Board member, CINECA
• 2013-2017: Lay member of the Administrative Justice Presidency Council and previously vice-chair and chair of the II Commission
• 2011-2013: Member of the City of Milan Council and Chair of the Institutional Affairs Commission constituted at the City of Milan Council
• 2001: Member of the regional commission at the Lombardy Region council for the drawing up of its Statute.

• Since 2023: Coordinator for the University of Milan of the PNRR ‘Musa’ national recovery plan project, Spoke n. 6, Innovation and social inclusion, coordinating more than 40 teaching staff and researchers
• Since 2004: Full professor in Constitutional Law at the Department of Italian public and supranational law at the University of Milan, teaching Constitutional Law, Constitutional Justice, Women’s Rights in the constitutional state, Instruments of gender equality
• 2022: Visiting professor, Berkeley Law 
• November 2022: Founder, with other constitutionalist colleagues, of the Italian Law and Liberty Circle, a network linked to the Federalist Society, Washington
• 2021: Visiting professor, Fordham University 
• 2019, 2018, 2015: Visiting professor, Columbia University, New York
• 2019-2022: Chair of the Pisa Group of the Association of Constitutionalists
• 2015-present: Coordinator of a number of advanced specialisation courses, University of Milan (currently Real Estate Law in collaboration with Assoedilizia; Juridical instruments for the prevention and elimination of gender violence; Gender cultures and equality promotion strategies in businesses and public authorities)
• 2014-2009: Special mandate from the Chancellor of the University of Milan for disability and handicap affairs 
• 1999-2004: - Associate professor and visiting professor, University of Insubria
• 1991-1999: Researcher in Constitutional Law, University of Milan

Awarded numerous research projects in Italy and Europe on the subjects of constitutional law and fundamental rights.

• June 2022: winner of ‘Volti della metropoli’ (Faces of the metropolis) Prize
• 2020: awarded the Jean Monnet European Fundamental Rights and Women’s Rights chair
• 2011: prize winner, Leadership in Equality and the Struggle for LGBT Rights, Chair Equal Opportunities Commission – L. Stuart Milk, Nicole Murray Rameriz
• 13 January 2015: winner of the first edition of the CILD (Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights) Prize for having obtained, as lawyer, the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in the Oliari and others versus Italy case relating to the recognition of unions between people of the same sex.

Graduated in 1987 in Law with Prof. Valerio Onida in Constitutional Law. Doctorate in Constitutional Law. Researcher in 1991 at the University of Milan. Associate professor in 1999 at the University of Insubria. Visiting professor in 2001 at the University of Insubria. Since 2004, full professor at the University of Milan.