Sport and Wellbeing: new Rights, inequalities and perspectives

Abstract

The inclusion of sport among the principles enshrined in the Italian Constitution has represented a significant recognition by the State of the value of physical activity for the development of the individual and society as a whole. However, sport, as a domain of "concurrent legislation" between the State and the Regions, constitutes a subject divided between two legislative bodies: the first (the State), responsible for defining the fundamental principles, and the second (the Regions), tasked with its primary regulation in accordance with the national principles. This work aims to investigate whether and how legislative intervention has impacted the development and dissemination of sports practice across the entire population, with particular attention to the persistent inequalities still present.