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
- MARCH 22, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Italy. Italy could hasten Torres' return to U.S., source says.
USA - Italy. Italy could hasten Torres' return to U.S., source says.
MARCH 22, 2013ItalyDEATH PENALTYINDIA: ITALIAN MARINES WON'T GET DEATH SENTENCE
Indian External affairs minister Salman Khurshid laid a statement on Italian marines in Lok
- JANUARY 1, 2013ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
Italy became totally abolitionist in 1994, when the death penalty was abolished from the Military Codes.
DECEMBER 20, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: NEW UN RESOLUTION FOR A GLOBAL MORATORIUM ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT VOTED FROM A RECORD NUMBER OF 111 COUNTRIES
The General Assembly of the United Nations in New York has adopted a new resolution on a moratorium on the use of the death penalty, the fourth since 2007.
NOVEMBER 22, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: COMPLETION OF THE RADICAL MISSION IN CHAD
It ended with a meeting with Prime Minister Emmanuel Nadingar, the Chad mission of the radical delegation. The delegation is composed by Marco Panella, Demba Traore, Secretary of the Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational and Transparty, Elisabetta Zampa
NOVEMBER 22, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: THE MISSION OF THE RADICAL PARTY IN CHAD CONTINUES
Yesterday was the second day of the mission of Hands Off Cain and the Radical Party in Chad to support the abolitionist process internally and gain the support of the African country to the UN resolution for the universal moratorium on executions.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2012ChadDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY: FIRST MEETINGS OF THE RADICAL MISSION IN CHAD TO STRENGTHEN THE UN RESOLUTION ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Were held today the first meetings of the four-day mission of Hands Off Cain and the Radical Party in Chad to support the abolitionist process internally and to gain the support of the African country to the UN resolution for the universal moratorium on e
NOVEMBER 19, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTYUNITED NATIONS: NEW RESOLUTION PRO MORATORIUM VOTED BY A RECORD NUMBER OF 110 COUNTRIES
The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee in New York adopted a new resolution
NOVEMBER 8, 2012FloridaDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: RECOGNIZED THE ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP TO ANTONY FARINA
With the release of an Italian passport, was reached a first positive result of the international campaign to save the life of Anthony Farina. The campaign was launched on October 1 in Rome by Hands Off Cain with the Community of Sant'Egidio, the British
OCTOBER 26, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTYCENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT ADOPTS BILL ABOLITIONIST ON THE EVE OF THE MISSION OF HANDS OFF CAIN
On the first day of the mission of the Radical Party delegation composed of the Secretary of Hands Off Cain Sergio D`Elia and MPs Marco Perduca and Elizabeth Zamparutti (Non Violent Radical Party) in Bangui in the Central African Republic, the Radicals we
OCTOBER 26, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTYDEATH PENALTY: THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC READY TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE UN MORATORIUM AND ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
The delegation of the Radical Party and Hands Off Cain today ended its mission in the Central African Republic meeting with the Prime Minister Faustin-Archange Touadera.
- OCTOBER 24, 2012ItalyDEATH PENALTY
Italy ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel
Italy ratified the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel