Italy
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary republic
- CONSTITUTION
- January 1, 1948; amended several times
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law; the Constitutional Court can review certain legislative texts
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Chamber of Deputies and Senate
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court (15 judges, one third appointed by the Head of State, one third elected by Parliament, one third by the judiciary)
RELIGIONS
90% Catholics, 10% others
From the country
- MAY 13, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. OLIVIERO TOSCANI’S EXHIBITION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN CASTRO’S REGIME OPENS IN CADIZ
to keep public attention on the plight of political prisoners and the repression of dissent in Cuba two years after the wave of crackdowns, HOC, Con Cuba en la distancia and Reporters sans frontiers have promoted an exhibition in Cadiz by Oliviero Toscani
- MAY 10, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN. HOC APPEALS PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH NOT TO EXECUTE AMINA
Hands off Cain, the international association which has been promoting an international campaign for a global moratorium on capital executions, appealed President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh to spare the Amina’s life. Amina al-Abduladif, a 21-year-old mot
- APRIL 28, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. ‘DIE EASY’ COMMERCIAL WINS THE 34TH KEY AWARD
the ‘DIE EASY’ commercial, produced by Diaviva Films in support of Hands Off Cain’s anti death penalty campaign, won the 34th KEY AWARD, the event organised by the Media Key publishing group which awards the best advertisments to appear on TV and Cinema.
- APRIL 20, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty at the 61st UN Commission on Human Rights.
- APRIL 18, 2005Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
GENEVA. EX DEATH ROW INMATE MAKES PLEA FOR A UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
Jean de Dieu Muzaliwa Maroy, former death row inmate in the Democratic Republic of Congo, intervened at the UN Comission on Human Rights representing Hands Off Cain and the Transnational Radical Party.
- APRIL 13, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
NACDL. 2005 SPRING MEETING AND THE DEATH PENALTY
the NACDL's Spring Meeting will be held in New York from April 14 to April 17, 2005. An important occasion to be involved in the ever-expanding International Criminal Law arena.
- APRIL 9, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
GENEVA. BRIEFING FOR RELAUNCHING A UN MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
a briefing entitled: “THE ROLE OF THE UN TOWARD ENDING EXECUTIONS - True Stories and Practical Realities in Africa and the U.S.A.”, will be held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on April 12. The event is organized by Hands Off Cain, the Transnational R
- APRIL 7, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
COUNCIL OF EUROPE. FRATTINI PROPOSES EUROPEAN ANTI DEATH PENALTY DAY
speaking in Helsinki at the conference for Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe, the European Union Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security Franco Frattini relaunched the idea that EU member states should hold a day of protest against the
- MARCH 23, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
TERRI SCHIAVO. THE VATICAN IS FUNDAMENTALIST ON EVERYTHING BUT THE DEATH PENALTY
the definitive ‘No’ by the Vatican on the question of euthanasia, does not correspond to its definitive ‘No’ against the death penalty,” declared Hands Off Cain Secretary Sergio D’Elia, in a dispute with the Vatican which had written in its daily, the Oss
- MARCH 16, 2005CubaDEATH PENALTY
CUBA. FOR SOME HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, IT’S A HAPPY ISLAND, D’ELIA
Hands Off Cain responds to the petition signed by 200 intellectuals in defence of the Cuban regime by bringing at the forefront the grave violations of human rights perpetrated by Castro’s regime.
- MARCH 15, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
UN. ITALIAN UNDERSECRETARY BONIVER CONDEMNS TORTURE
speaking at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, holding its annual meet in Geneva, Italian Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita Boniver condemned torture stating that “no economic, political, cultural, social or religious reason can ju
- MARCH 14, 2005ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALY. CALDEROLI’S STATEMENT ON UNABOMBER DANGEROUS, D’ELIA
Hands Off Cain Secretary and Radical Party board member, Sergio D’Elia, warned about the dangerous consequences of Minister Roberto Calderoli’s proposal to offer a reward for the Italian Unabomber and to sentence him to death if caught.