Di prossima pubblicazione sul n. 3/2013 di ADL - Argomenti di Diritto del lavoro.
 
The A. analyses the recent reform of article 18 of the Workers’ Statute and the impact of the so-called "Monti-Fornero" reform on the role of the judicial interpretation. The A. analyses, from this point of view, the application of the new rules to the public sector; then the A. considers the difference between formal violations and substantial violations of the rules of dismissal; the difference between subjective and objective reasons for dismissal; above all, in particular, the A. proposes a solution to solve the crucial problem of the notion of discriminatory dismissal with its particular system of judicial protection.