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
- NOVEMBER 12, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita...
Italian undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Margherita Bonniver, speaking on at the senate's human rights commission to explain the government's decision for the non presentation of a resolution for a universal moratorium on capital executions at the ongoi
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC president Marco Pannella MEP, criticised the centre-right...
HOC president Marco Pannella MEP, criticised the centre-right Casa delle Liberta, or House of Freedoms, majority in Parliament for the "compact vote" that failed to commit the government to present to the UN General Assembly currently in session a resolut
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"the Italian government has given up on the moratorium...
"the Italian government has given up on the moratorium resolution and faced with this cowardice, I renounce my Italian passport," HOC Board Member Oliviero Toscani stated in reaction to the Italian government's failure to present the resolution calling fo
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Chamber of Representatives approved two...
The Italian Chamber of Representatives approved two motions presented by government MPs that generically require the government to "despite the verified lack of consensus currently at a European level, continue in every forum the intensive political and d
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain Secretary-General Sergio D'Elia says...
Hands Off Cain Secretary-General Sergio D'Elia says the Italian EU presidency has passed up on what may be its last chance to score a success before the end of its term
- NOVEMBER 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Pasqualina Napoletano, European elected member of the...
Pasqualina Napoletano, European elected member of the Democratici di Sinistra, expressed indignation about the fact that the Italian Presidency had renounced presenting to the UN a proposal of resolution on a moratorium on the death penalty
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC has warned that the Italian government may once...
HOC has warned that the Italian government may once again attempt to weaken the text of the parliamentary motions calling for the presentation of the resolution for a worldwide moratorium on executions at the UN General Assembly currently in session in Ne
- NOVEMBER 4, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain slammed the Italian government's stance...
Hands Off Cain slammed the Italian government's stance during the debate in the Italian Chamber of Representatives on the presentation at the UN General Assembly of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions, accusing it of 'killing' th
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
"I call on the Chamber to ensure that the Italian government...
"I call on the Chamber to ensure that the Italian government finally declares the truth on its commitment to the moratorium resolution," HOC General Secretary Sergio D'Elia said, also with reference to rumours that the Italian government has already given
- NOVEMBER 3, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Chamber of Representatives opened the debate...
The Italian Chamber of Representatives opened the debate on four motions regarding the presentation of a resolution calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions at the ongoing UN General Assembly by the Italian EU presidency
- OCTOBER 23, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian Minister Frattini intervened with his EU counterparts...
Italian Minister Frattini intervened with his EU counterparts to press for a common EU position on the presentation by the EU of a resolution for a UN moratorium on executions
- OCTOBER 23, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italian Minister Frattini intervened with his EU counterparts...
Italian Minister Frattini intervened with his EU counterparts to press for a common EU position on the presentation by the EU of a resolution for a UN moratorium on executions