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 27, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
A week of activities to commemorate the abolition of...
A week of activities to commemorate the abolition of the death penalty in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany kicked off in Florence
- NOVEMBER 21, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Etim Okpoyo, Nigerian Ambassador to Rome, assured Hands...
Etim Okpoyo, Nigerian Ambassador to Rome, assured Hands Off Cain that the Federal Government will not allow Safiya Hussaini to be stoned to death
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
About 200 Falun Gong practitioners converged on Rome...
About 200 Falun Gong practitioners converged on Rome from all over the world for an SOS Falun Gong day
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
MTV Italy adhered to Hands Off Cain's online campaign...
MTV Italy adhered to Hands Off Cain's online campaign for an international moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- AUGUST 18, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives...
The Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Representatives Alfredo Biondi (Forza Italia) said he will be presenting a parliamentary question to the Interior Minister to denounce the behaviour of Chinese diplomats, who had been carrying out repressive activities
- AUGUST 13, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Ruling right-wing party MP Alfredo Biondi said he would...
Ruling right-wing party MP Alfredo Biondi said he would address a parliamentary interrogation to the Foreign Minister regarding the initiatives the government intends to take towards the release of the eight western aid-workers arrested in Afghanistan on
- AUGUST 10, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain staged a demonstration in front of the...
Hands Off Cain staged a demonstration in front of the Belgian Embassy in Rome, calling for European intervention in favour of 24 aid-workers arrested in Afghanistan on charges of proselytising in favour of Chistianity
- AUGUST 2, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
New death sentences in Palestina, prompted a protest...
New death sentences in Palestina, prompted a protest by Hands Off Cain in Rome, as Arafat visited Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
- AUGUST 2, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Italian Senate approved with unanimous votes the...
The Italian Senate approved with unanimous votes the motion which establishes, for the first time in the history of the Italian Parliament, a special commission for the promotion of human rights
- JULY 26, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo...
The deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Alfredo Biondi and MP Fabrizio Vigni presented the group of deputies against the death penalty to the Chamber
- JULY 24, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental...
At the informative session in Rome for non-governmental organisations in preparation for the World Conference against Racism, Italian NGOs supported Hands Off Cain's proposal for a global moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- JUNE 18, 2001ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Hands Off Cain launched its 2001 Reporton the death penalty
Hands Off Cain launched its 2001 Reporton the death penalty