Luigi Lacchè is a professor of History of Medieval and Modern Law at the Università di Macerata and presently holds the position of Rector at that same university. His main research interests include history of penal law, history of justice in the modern and contemporary era, history of constitutionalism in France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Italy. In 2001 he founded the Giornale di storia costituzionale, where he is still the editor.