For some it is “perhaps a bit too much,” for others, instead, “the right decision” to enforce the institution. What is certain is that the Court of Cagliari has issued guidelines on the clothing to be worn for access to courtrooms and judicial offices.
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Miniskirts and flip-flops banned
The dress code, initially aimed at visitors and then, updated with a new indication, at everyone, including magistrates, is clear: miniskirts and beach flip-flops are prohibited. Also banned are shorts, caps, transparent clothes, tank tops, and sleeveless shirts. The directive will be enforced by the security staff who control access and checkpoints. The new guideline applies to everyone entering the Palace of Justice.
Decision in July
The decision was made in July by the Permanent Conference, the decision-making body that includes the president of the Court of Appeal, the president of the Tribunal, the Attorney General and the public prosecutor, the president of supervision, all administrative managers, and the participation of the president of the Bar Association.
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Decorum and respect
A decision, as stated in an interview with L’Unione Sarda by the president of the Court of Appeal, Massimo Orlando, made “at the Permanent Conference in July and everyone agreed on the opportunity and purpose of restoring decorum to judicial offices, respecting those who work there and the citizens themselves.”
The reactions
Remember that lawyers and magistrates must wear the robe during hearings, says lawyer Annamaria Busia, who would have preferred “to avoid the mention of the skirt and use less specific communication.” She adds: “Education and common sense should be enough given the institutional sanctity of the place. It is not always so – she adds -, so it is clear that resorting to the sign is necessary.” Lawyer Riccardo Schirò shares the same opinion. “A minimum of decorum is needed everywhere, especially in the place where justice is administered in respect of institutions – he says -. A bit of common sense should be enough, but evidently, it is not.”
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