A proposito di effettività e di 'affettività' dei diritti umani (leggendo Il diritto di avere diritti di Stefano Rodotà)

On the basis of a careful reading of the latest book by Stefano Rodotà, the paper offers some observations on three main topics. Firstly, it highlights the performative function of declaring human rights even when ensuring their immediate protection is not possible. Secondly, it points out the difficult cohabitation between rational logic of markets (of the «wealth of nations») and reasonable ‘logic’ of human rights, dignity, emotions, life (of the «moral sentiments»). Finally, it stresses some weaknesses of the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union as alleged «foundation» of a Europe really different from the one we have known so far