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 21, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DELEGATION OF RADICALS IN NIGER VISITS THE PRISONS OF NIAMEY AND KOLLO
The delegation of the Radical Party and Hands Off Cain that was in Niger for institutional meetings
- NOVEMBER 20, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MISSION OF RADICALS IN NIGER, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MORATORIUM RESOLUTION AT THE UNAND ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE COUNTRY
The delegation of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty was received today by the Minister of Justice and government spokesman, Marou Amadou.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2014ComorosDEATH PENALTY
COMOROS: RADICALS AND HOC DELEGATION MEETS MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON VOTING FOR THE U.N. RESOLUTION
After the stage in Zimbabwe, since yesterday the delegation of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty is now in the Comoros, with the aim of finding support to the UN resolution for a moratorium on executions that the
- NOVEMBER 17, 2014ComorosDEATH PENALTY
COMOROS: SECOND LEG OF THE HANDS OFF CAIN AND THE NONVIOLENT RADICAL PARTY IN AFRICA FOR THE UN MORATORIUM ON THE DEATH PENALTY
After the visit in Zimbabwe, the mission of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty is now in the Comoros. Objective of the mission s to promote the UN Resolution on the Universal Moratorium of the Death Penalty, whic
NOVEMBER 14, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: RADICAL PARTY DELEGATION MEETS MINISTER OF JUSTICE ON THE VOTE FOR THE UN MORATORIUM
The second day of the Mission of Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty in Zimbabwe started with a meeting with the Hon. Emmerson Mnangagwa Minister of Justice and his staff to discuss the death penalty at the natio
NOVEMBER 13, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTYZIMBABWE: HANDS OFF CAIN MEETS THE VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO URGE A VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE UN RESOLUTION ON THE MORATORIUM
The delegation of the Hands Off Cain and the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, composed of Sergio D’Elia, Marco Perduca and Marco Maria Freddi, accompanied by H.E. Enrico De Agostini Ambassador of Italy and Ms. Paula Vazquez, of the
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
RENZI AT THE UNITED NATIONS: DO NOT ADD BARBARITY TO BARBARITY
Mr Matteo Renzi, Head of the Italian Government, speaking before the General Assembly, recalled the
- JULY 24, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
HOC SECRETARY D’ELIA ISSUES STATEMENT ON WOOD’S EXECUTION
Sergio D’Elia, Secretary of Hands off Cain, said: "The execution of Joseph Wood in Arizona is just the
- JULY 4, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTY
BENIN: PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY CONCLUDES
It ended today, the Continental Conference on the Abolition of the death penalty in Africa convened in Cotonou, the capital of Benin, by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights with the ministerial meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Bako-Arif
- JULY 3, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: SECOND DAY OF THE PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE
The Pan-African Conference on the Death Penalty went through its second day. The session began with the reports of the five thematic commissions held the previous day concerning the role of parliamentarians, civil society and media, professional groups,
- JULY 2, 2014BeninDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: SETS OUT THE AFRICAN CONFERENCE IN BENIN
Today were opened in Cotonou, capital of Benin, the three days works of the Continental Conference on the Abolition of the death penalty in Africa convened by the local government with the Commission on Human Rights and Peoples of the African Union in col
- JULY 1, 2014ItalyDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: FIRST TASK FORCE MEETING AT FARNESINA. MORATORIUM CAMPAIGN TO BE AN EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITY, SAYS MOGHERINI
Italy is taking forward the battle for a universal moratorium on the death penalty. Today at the Farnesina, Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini chaired the first meeting of the task force that will coordinate Italy’s action in the run-up to the United Nat