The unexpectedly talkative 'dumb son': The Italian Constitutional Court's dialogue with the European Court of Justice in protecting temporary workers' rights in the public education sector

Judicial cooperation - Italian Constitutional Court - National Constitutional Courts' attitude towards preliminary reference to the European Court of Justice - First and second preliminary reference of the Italian Constitutional Court in indirect proceedings - Constitutional review of national legislation inconsistent with EU law - Relationship between EU law and constitutional concerns - Added value of Constitutional Courts in protecting constitutional identity - Multilevel protection of fundamental rights - EU Framework agreement on fixed-term work and European Court of Justice case law - Italian legislation on fixed-term work - Italian legislation on recruitment in State schools - Abuse arising from the use of successive fixed-term employment contracts - Judicial defence of workers' rights - Cooperation between judges and legislators - Balancing between social rights and budgetary constraints - Mascolo case - Taricco case.