{"id":326864,"date":"2014-12-06T04:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T03:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/lionello-bonfanti-a-law-in-search-of-justice\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T14:58:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T12:58:44","slug":"lionello-bonfanti-a-law-in-search-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.focolare.org\/en\/lionello-bonfanti-a-law-in-search-of-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionello Bonfanti: a law in search of justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20141204-03\"\u201cI didn\u2019t know Lionello Bonfanti<\/a>. Today, not only was I impressed by his life, but I was really deeply moved.\u201d This was one of the impressions shared at the end of the conference, \u201cLaw in Search of Justice. The Method of Lionello Bonfanti,\u201d <\/strong>an enriching afternoon that was held on November 28, 2014 at the Parma Industrials Union<\/strong> headquarters. The conference was organised by Communion and Law,<\/a> a section of the Focolare Movement that promotes the centrality of the person in the field of law, <\/strong>the person\u2019s full dignity, relational skills and openness to the transcendent \u2013 as someone qualified to give the world a look that reflects the aspirations of individuals and peoples. A debate on law and justice, <\/strong>\u201cled back,\u201d as explained by Professor Adriana Cosseddu, \u201cto a common root where justice, the guardian of relationships, exceeds the practice of law so that it becomes a sharing and ability to identify with any situation of discomfort or pain. It has a universal breadth, because it is an opportunity offered to everyone to rebuild relationships that are not based on self-interest \u2013 to use\u00a0\u00a0 the words of the philosopher, Arendt \u2013 the capacity of entering in relationship with others and, above all, to place oneself in their place.\u201d Magistrate Bonfanti demonstrated this right relationship between law and justice in his own life: <\/strong>\u201cWhat emerges from his life,\u201d states Focolare president, Maria Voce<\/a>, in a message to the conference, \u201cis how this search for justice always went beyond the mere application of norms. His seeking was focused first on relationships, <\/strong>on recognising the dignity of every person and placing himself in relationship with them, whether they were his own colleague, the lawyer, the chancellor, the offended party, or the one accused even of a serious offence. His commitment in seeking to apply the law in order to come not only to the truth of the case, but justice, guided him both in and outside the courtroom. Dr Mario Ricci <\/strong>dealt with the topic of respect for individuals and their basic rights. <\/strong>With entertaining stories, and constant challenges to the audience, especially those working in the legal professions, the Law Ordinary from the Intercultural Law School of the University of Parma underscored, among other things, how the Universal Declaration of Human Rights <\/strong>is still not taken very much in consideration and seldom applied concretely. \"20141204-01\"The conference was formative with an audience of magistrates, lawyers and notaries, <\/strong>accredited by the National Foundation of Notaries and by the Council of the Order of Lawyers. Many testimonies were given to show how the methodology used by Magistrate Bonfanti in his own career is still relevant and applicable today; these were presented by lawyer Maria Giovanna Rigatelli, <\/strong>Prefect Mario Ciclosi <\/strong>and Gino Trombi, <\/strong>friend of Lionello. An artistic performance <\/strong>about Lionello Bonfanti was an unusual touch, presented by filmaker Maffino Maghensani, <\/strong>who used the words of Magistrate Bonfanti and background music draw everyone into Bonfanti\u2019s inner life, profession and decision to build with every person, authentic relationships that would last. \u201cToday,\u201d his sister Maria Grazia Bonfanti remarked, \u201cLionello has truly returned <\/strong>to Parma. The meeting in this prestigious hall was at the level of his life and his work.\u201d  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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