Brevi note sullo spazio 'sensibile' dell'esperienza giuridica

[Short Notes on the ‘Sensitive’ Space of Legal Experience] This paper explores law as an object of sensitive research, understood not merely as an abstract system of norms but as an experiential practice rooted in bodily interaction and corporeality. Law is examined within a “sensitive space” formed by bodies that encounter, touch, and recognize one another, highlighting the central role of the body in shaping legal understanding. Corporeality emerges as an essential element in addressing the spatial dimension of law, insofar as legal reasoning requires a form of thought that perceives its vitality through bodily sensations and emotions. Within this framework, sensibility is conceived as the “energy of living,” an expression of corporeality that encompasses sensations, emotions, perceptions, and the capacity to listen and relate to others. The paper further proposes a critical comparison between the sensible world and the virtual world, the latter understood as a necessary instrument but not a substitute for the human being endowed with sensibility. From this perspective, the jurist faces both an ethical and a legal challenge: to rethink law in light of its fundamentally sensitive essence.