Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
ISSN 3035-5435
Highlights
European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights: case Scuderoni v. Italy, violation of Art 3 and 8 CEDU
Topics
European Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights: case Morabito v. Italy, violation of art 3 CEDU
Facts of the CaseThe applicant, Giuseppe Morabito, born in 1934, was a prominent figure in the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta and convicted of being one of its leaders. He was arrested in...
asylum
The Court of Justice of the EU puts the breaks on the externalisation (in Albania) of asylum procedures by imposing a judicial control on the "safe state of origin" designation. The C-758/24 and C-759/24 judgment , 1 August 2025
IntroductionA long-awaited decision in Italy was published on the 1st of August 2025 by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the thorny issue of determining certain...
asylum
The Constitutional Court Rules on Detention in the Repatriation Detention Centres (CPR)
IntroductionIn its judgment No. 96 of 3 July 2025, the Constitutional Court declared inadmissible the constitutional legitimacy challenges concerning Article 14.2 of Legislative Decree No. 286 of 1998 (commonly referred...
climate change
Climate change: the ICJ and the Italian Cassation mark a shift in climate justice
The Advisory Opinion of the ICJOn 23 July 2025, the ICJ published the long-awaited advisory opinion on states' obligations regarding climate change and the legal consequences arising from the violation...
European Court of Human Rights
ECtHR Rules Against Italy in Laterza and D’Errico v. Italy Case
On March 27, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled against Italy in a case of Laterza and D’Errico v. Italy (Application No. 30336/22). The court found that...
pollution
Private Life and Right to Life at Risk: Environmental Justice and State Obligations. The European Court of Human Rights Judgement in L.F. and Others v. Italy, 6 May 2025
IntroductionOn 6 May 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on the case of L.F. and Others v. Italy (application no. 52854/18). The case concerned 153 Italian applicants...
