Bijuralismo del Quebec: La pratica giuridica della "Co-redazione". Radici, storia e confronto con il multilinguismo europeo

The Canadian legal system and, more precisely, the one of the region of Quebec stands out as the only one characterized by the peculiarity of Bijuralism. Indeed, the judicial system of Quebec operates under and sees the co-existence of both the Civil Law and Common Law. This uniqueness finds its foundations in historical events which highlight the co-dominion and presence of both the English and the French powers in the region and that have led to the development and implementation of the legal practice of "Co-Drafting". As impossible as this co-existence of legal systems may appear, this reality will also be compared to another one that distinguishes itself as original, distinctive, and individual: the multilingual environment of the European Union, the one that derives from the presence of 24 equally valid, important and official national languages. This paper will analyze how historical events have an impact on the future of populations and nations, describe how solutions which may appear inconceivable are actually the best ones, also respecting fundamental values and principles; it will investigate peculiar aspects of the two realities taken into consideration, and highlight how these two situations, despite how different they can appear, can be perceived as having common features.