Abstract:The notion of ‘identity’ once seemed perfectly obvious and applied mainly to individuals. A spectacular evolution of the notion could have been considered in recent years. In the social sciences where it was associated with the notion of group but, after having invaded the public debate, it has now reached the law domain. It now appears in the debates and even the decisions of the constitutional courts of the member states of the European Union. This is a general movement which is part of a climate in which, t… Show more
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