This paper provides an overview of the rules and exceptions underlying the U.S. appellate system. The general rule, consolidated in Title 28, §1292 U.S.C., is represented by the prohibition against appealing orders other than a final judgment; however, roughly coeval with its consolidation, exceptions have been developed, especially by case law, to broaden the spectrum of appealable orders. The reference is, in particular, to the doctrine of collateral order and the exceptions set forth in Title 28, § 1292(a) and (b) U.S. Code itself. The subject of examination, therefore, is the origin and operation of the final judgment rule, with particular attention to the meaning of “finality”, as well as the substantive and procedural requirements for the application of these exceptions. The work is completed by a nod of a comparative nature to the system of appealing non-final judgments in our system.
Il presente lavoro offre una panoramica delle regole e delle eccezioni sottese al sistema di impugnazione statunitense. La regola generale, consolidata al Titolo 28, §1292 U.S.C., è rappresentata dal divieto di impugnazione di provvedimenti diversi da un final judgement; tuttavia, in maniera pressocché coeva al consolidamento della stessa, sono state elaborate, soprattutto da parte della giurisprudenza, eccezioni volte ad ampliare lo spettro dei provvedimenti impugnabili. Il riferimento è, in particolare, alla dottrina dell’ordine collaterale e alle eccezioni di cui allo stesso Titolo 28, § 1292 (a) e (b) USA Code. Oggetto di esame sono, dunque, l’origine e il funzionamento della final judgement rule, con particolare attenzione al significato della “finality”, nonché i requisiti sostanziali e procedurali di applicazione delle suddette eccezioni. Il lavoro è completato da un cenno natura comparatistica al sistema di impugnazione delle sentenze non definitive nel nostro ordinamento.
L’impugnazione dei provvedimenti non definitivi negli Stati Uniti. La final judgement rule e le sue eccezioni
Morgese M
2024-01-01
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the rules and exceptions underlying the U.S. appellate system. The general rule, consolidated in Title 28, §1292 U.S.C., is represented by the prohibition against appealing orders other than a final judgment; however, roughly coeval with its consolidation, exceptions have been developed, especially by case law, to broaden the spectrum of appealable orders. The reference is, in particular, to the doctrine of collateral order and the exceptions set forth in Title 28, § 1292(a) and (b) U.S. Code itself. The subject of examination, therefore, is the origin and operation of the final judgment rule, with particular attention to the meaning of “finality”, as well as the substantive and procedural requirements for the application of these exceptions. The work is completed by a nod of a comparative nature to the system of appealing non-final judgments in our system.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
