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A social order based on trust rather than force inevitably leaves behind residual spaces – both internal and external border zones – where actions take place outside the framework of trust. These spaces serve to preserve order, reinforce social bonds, or legitimize established authority. The challenge, then, is not to envision a conflict-free society governed solely by trust, but rather to examine where, in any given society, the “rule of trust” loses ground. It is in these frontier zones that intervention is needed to prevent trust-based sentiments from ultimately sustaining the “force of law”.

This academic contribution, “Fidarsi, affidarsi, fare affidamento. L’ambiguità della fiducia nelle istituzioni” is published in Quaderno di storia del penale e della giustizia, No. 5, 2024, on La fiducia. The full issue and individual articles can be downloaded at this link: click here.