Abstract

[The Mountain and the Law. A reading of the archetype between source and achievement] Starting from the archetypal dimensions of the mountain and the law, the paper aims at a cursory review of the thematic areas of intersection, identifying five possible pathways. The mountain landscape, overcoming liquid law. The mountain border, overcoming horizontal law. The mountain experience, overcoming symmetrical law. The mountain identity, overcoming instantaneous law. The mountain narrative, overcoming cost-effective law. A path is traced to a complementary vision of justice: based on silence, hope, needs, patience and exertion. In conclusion, looking at the many declinations of the mountain view on the law, the archetype is recognized as a fruitful research method, and a collector of inspirations for the jurist. A way, above all, to mutual recognition in the common humanity: shared achievement, but also a source of possibilities.