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In these pages the thought of Giuseppe Capograssi is analyzed in the light of the peace-war binomial following the ‘catastrophe’ of the Second World War. Once outlined the close relationship between State and war in the legal experience of the Twentieth century, the essay focuses on the Catholic roots and legal pluralism that characterize the thought of Capograssi.

The road toward the foundation of a necessary inter-ethnic civilization imposes us to build the meeting among each men’s experiences. In this regard it is important, in our opinion, to refer to the concept of “migrant”, particularly as “reserve of sense.” The idea of “migrant” really can open, in terms of meta-cultural, new change of sense. Through the philosophy of Waldenfels we can imagine the migrant as being of border in the proposition of a pathos looking for answer, that is lent again to the dimension of the threshold of attention in a redefinition of a new type of intra-culturalism from the distinction between the “need” and “demand”. The need of the different experiences of the migrant hides unexpressed question on our existential condition. As Dal Lago wrote, “the immigration more than every other phenomenon, is able of to reveal the nature of the society so-called of reception. When we speak about immigrants, we talk about ourselves in relationship to the immigrants”. Now is the time of passage from inter-culture to “intra-culture” as dialogue between cultures in the space of the meeting.

Due to the current economic public condition, fundamental social rights are today condemned to be marginalized under the false accusation of implying unrealistic costs. In particular, rather than considering abstract concepts, such as equality, fraternity or solidarity, the Author reflects on the crisis of the welfare State in ‘specific areas’ of interest, such as family, work, health and participation that are the pillars of fundamental social rights. These rights are deeply explored to identify the measures that need to be taken in order to ensure their effective application.

AIM:To obtain widening of a potentially occludable angle, in according to Kanski’s indications, through preventive Nd:Yag laser iridotomy. The observational study was performed by using gonioscopy for the selection and follow-up of 1165 treated eyes and exploiting Shaffer-Etienne gonioscopic classification as a quality/quantity test of the angle recession.METHODS:Between September 2000 and July 2012, 586 patients were selected at the Outpatients’ Ophthalmological Clinic of the Policlinico Umberto I of Rome in order to undergo Nd:Yag laser iridotomy. A Goldmann type contact lens, Q-switched mode, 2-3 defocus, and 7-9 mJ intensity with 2-3 impulse discharges were used for surgery.RESULTS:From as early as the first week, a whole 360° angle widening were evident in the patients, thus showing the success of Nd:Yag laser iridotomy in solving relative pupil block. The angle remained narrow by 270° in 14 eyes only, despite repetitions of further treatment with laser iridotomy in a different part of the iris, twice in 10 eyes and three times in 4 eyes.CONCLUSION:Nd:Yag laser iridotomy revealed itself as being a safe and effective treatment in widening those critical Shaffer-Etienne grade 1 and 2 potentially occludable angles.