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
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On the motion approved by the Italian Senate, asking...
On the motion approved by the Italian Senate, asking the government, representing the EU, to present at the UN a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions, HOC President Marco Pannella declared: "A Senate composed of yes men from the majority al
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino...
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino MEPs), together with Ottavio Marzocchi, deposited an interrogation request at the European Parliament aimed at finding out what measures the European Council and the European Commission would take regard
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino...
Maurizio Turco and Marco Cappato (both Lista Bonino MEPs), together with Ottavio Marzocchi, deposited an interrogation request at the European Parliament aimed at finding out what measures the European Council and the European Commission would take regard
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Senate approved a motion asking the government,...
The Italian Senate approved a motion asking the government, representing the EU, to present at the UN a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Senate approved a motion asking the government,...
The Italian Senate approved a motion asking the government, representing the EU, to present at the UN a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Former Illinois governor and HOC honorary president...
Former Illinois governor and HOC honorary president George Ryan and former death row inmate Leroy Orange visited the Spanish capital Madrid to promote the campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- SEPTEMBER 24, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Saw the commencement in Paris of the European tour...
Saw the commencement in Paris of the European tour conducted by former Governor of Illinois George Ryan and Leroy Orange, the ex death row inmate he pardoned
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In his speech at the UN, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi,...
In his speech at the UN, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, speaking on behalf of the EU as current Presidency holder, asked for the universal abolition of the death penalty and for a general moratorium on executions
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka's Interior Minister John Amaratunga assured...
Sri Lanka's Interior Minister John Amaratunga assured a Hands Off Cain delegation visiting the country that the Sri Lankan government was not contemplating a swift return to the death penalty despite calls for its re-introduction to combat a rising crime
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A Hands Off Cain delegation formed by Hon
A Hands Off Cain delegation formed by Hon
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain's mission to India came to a conclusion
Hands Off Cain's mission to India came to a conclusion
- SEPTEMBER 1, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Chinese citizen Yin Zhi Hua, persecuted by her...
The Chinese citizen Yin Zhi Hua, persecuted by her country for political reasons, consigned herself to the Italian authorities in Prato, in the presence of Radical MEP Gianfranco Dell'Alba and Tuscan Radical Party militants