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
- DECEMBER 11, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On December 11, after the European Union had accepted...
On December 11, after the European Union had accepted Turkey's application for membership, and in reply to those who asked him if the granting of candidate status to Ankara would have blocked Abdullah Ocalan's execution, Italian President of the European
- DECEMBER 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In December, Rocco's mother Jane Barnabei, came to...
In December, Rocco's mother Jane Barnabei, came to Italy to try and raise the money to cover the cost of new DNA tests
- NOVEMBER 24, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On November 24, following the European Union's decision...
On November 24, following the European Union's decision not to put the resolution presented at the UN General Assembly to the vote, the Italian Senate unanimously approved a motion, first signatory Ersilia Salvato, engaging the Government to take action w
- NOVEMBER 3, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On November 3, Ambassador of Singapore Kishore Mahbubani,...
On November 3, Ambassador of Singapore Kishore Mahbubani, referring to this initiative at the Third Committe of the General Assembly, said, "We are puzzled to read that a decision has been taken by the UN to make the Coliseum in Rome a symbol of the cause
- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the...
On September 30, the Rome Court of Appeal upheld the request for extradition presented by the authorities of the People's Republic of China with regard to Song Zhicai, a Chinese citizen arrested in Italy on November 6, 1998, with a international warrant i
- APRIL 28, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution...
Italy was a cosponsor and voted in favor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 28 (1999/61)
- APRIL 28, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
The Constitution approved in 1948 abolished the death...
The Constitution approved in 1948 abolished the death penalty for ordinary crimes
- FEBRUARY 25, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On February 25, the Italian Senate passed a motion,...
On February 25, the Italian Senate passed a motion, first signatory Ersilia Salvato, engaging the Government to expand the text of the resolution for presentation at the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, by including paragraphs regarding the refusa
- JANUARY 16, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
On 16 January 1999, before the Italian authorities...
On 16 January 1999, before the Italian authorities had decided to grant or deny him political asylum, Ocalan left for Russia again
- JANUARY 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
From the day of his arrest, Rocco Derek Barnabei, 32,...
From the day of his arrest, Rocco Derek Barnabei, 32, an American citizen of Italian origin condemned to death for murdering his fiancée in September 1993 in Norfolk, has maintained his innocence
- JANUARY 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, the Italian Parliament and Government, together...
In 1999, the Italian Parliament and Government, together with Hands off Cain, organized the international lobbying of various countries in support of a UN moratorium on executions
- JANUARY 1, 1999ItalyDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, while the EU Resolution for a moratorium on...
In 1999, while the EU Resolution for a moratorium on executions was being discussed at the UN, Hands Off Cain and former European Commissioner, the Hon