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
- JULY 16, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A motion that "favourably receives and gives support...
A motion that "favourably receives and gives support to the government's decision to present a resolution for a universal moratorium on executions at the next UN General Assembly" was presented in Parliament by the National Alliance (AN) party
- JULY 14, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In a declaration announced by Ensemble Contre La Peine...
In a declaration announced by Ensemble Contre La Peine De Mort, the French organisation said amongst other things: "A moratorium means less executions and death sentences on the decrease
- JULY 10, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the...
Italy's EU presidency was urged to ensure that the rights of terrorist suspects facing secret US military tribunals in Guantanamo Bay were respected
- JULY 9, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Robinson Githae, Assistant Minister for Justice and...
Robinson Githae, Assistant Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Kenya, in a meeting with Hands Off Cain officials in Rome, ensured his country's commitment to the abolition of the death penalty and Kenya's support for a moratorium resolution
- JULY 8, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's dissident daughter,...
Alina Fernandez, Fidel Castro's dissident daughter, accompanied by Sergio D'Elia, Secretary of HOC, met with vice-premier Gianfranco Fini
- JULY 8, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Sergio D'Elia, General Secretary of Hands Off Cain,...
Sergio D'Elia, General Secretary of Hands Off Cain, countered the statement by Amnesty International Italy's President Marco Bertotto, affirming that there is not yet a large enough number of favourable UN member states to ensure the approval of a morator
- JULY 8, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International "is not opposed" to the hypothesis...
Amnesty International "is not opposed" to the hypothesis of a resolution for a death penalty moratorium at the UN General Assembly
- JULY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian version of Hands Off Cain's 2003 Report...
The Italian version of Hands Off Cain's 2003 Report on the death penalty worldwide has presented in Rome
- JULY 2, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency...
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency presented by Premier Silvio Berlusconi to the European Parliament, MEP and Hands Off Cain president Marco Pannella, called on Italy to "include the moratorium issue in the agenda of the next UN General
- JULY 2, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency...
In the debate on Italy's agenda for its EU presidency presented by Premier Silvio Berlusconi to the European Parliament, MEP and Hands Off Cain president Marco Pannella, called on Italy to "include the moratorium issue in the agenda of the next UN General
- JUNE 28, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's...
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila to pardon 30 people sentenced to death for the murder of his father, former president Laurent Kabila
- JUNE 28, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's...
Emma Bonino MEP asked Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila to pardon 30 people sentenced to death for the murder of his father, former president Laurent Kabila