Rivista del Diritto Commerciale e del diritto generale delle Obbligazioni

Abstract: The certainty of rules in business law – The essay addresses the topic of the relevance profiles of the problem of regulatory certainty in business law, taking into account the peculiarities of this law field. After having noted the non-strict relevance to the regulation of market relations of the requirements traditionally placed at the basis of the principle of legal certainty, the A. highlights the special need, in the same context, for the certainty of private rules, recalling its manifestation on historical and modern levels. Finally, the essay concludes by noting the importance of a modern strengthening of the principle of certainty, as specified, both in relation to the integration – from a legal or social source – of the contents of the acts of autonomy, and with regard to their interpretation.  

Summary: 1. Premessa. – 2. Le tradizionali istanze di certezza e il diritto commerciale. – 3. Le codificazioni e l’urto col mercato. – 4. Certezza del diritto e norma organizzativa. – 5.1. Certezza della sanzione e certezza dell’imputazione. – 5.2. Certezza delle regole di mercato e formalismo negoziale. – 5.3. La certezza delle regole di esercizio della libertà di impresa. – 6. Il confronto astratto-concreto e il problema della certezza del principio applicabile

Keywords: Legal certainty — Business law — Legal positivism and values — Organizational rules — Formalism in legal transactions — Business freedom — Certainty of values — Legal interpretation.