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
- 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
- JUNE 14, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain members from various countries met in...
Hands Off Cain members from various countries met in Rome to consult on the strategy for the re-presentation of a moratorium resolution at the upcoming UN General Assembly
- MAY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Former EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and Hands Off...
Former EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner and Hands Off Cain honorary president MEP Emma Bonino welcomed the commitment of the Italian government to present a resolution for a worldwide moratorium on executions to the United Nations General Assembly express
- MAY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian government's commitment to re-propose the...
The Italian government's commitment to re-propose the moratorium resolution to the UN General Assembly was greeted jubilantly by the Italian Senate's Commission for Human Rights
- MAY 7, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT MORATORIUM RESOLUTION AT UNGA
May 7, 2003: Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini last night pledged the Italian government’s commitment to HOC’s campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions. Italy will re-present the moratorium resolution in the upcoming UN General Assembly.
- MAY 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was...
The Italian capital city's most famous landmark was brightly lit to mark a visit by former Illinois governor George Ryan
- MAY 6, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian...
Deputy Prime Minister Gianfranco Fini pledged the Italian government's commitment to Hands Off Cain's campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions
- MAY 5, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Ryan argued that the American public is for a fair,...
Ryan argued that the American public is for a fair, honest and just death penalty system, and the study conducted on the Illinois system showed that this was not so
- MAY 5, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In his first public debate on the death penalty outside...
In his first public debate on the death penalty outside the United States, former Illinois Governor George Ryan called for states that execute people all over the world to impose moratoria and take the time to study their capital punishment systems
- APRIL 29, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Chamber of Representatives approved a motion...
The Italian Chamber of Representatives approved a motion presented by the ruling faction calling for an end to Italian aid programmes, bilateral or multilateral, to Cuba if its "Communist regime" persists in "arbitrary arrests and summary executions
- APRIL 24, 2003ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Italy was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva