Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
ISSN 3035-5435
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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...
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...
gender-based violence
European Court of Human Rights: examination of Italy’s Handling of a Domestic Violence Case in 2025
A Timeline of Violence and Systemic FailuresThe application concerns Articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in the context of gender violence and harassment. According...
European Court of Human Rights
Mansouri v. Italy: The European Court of Human Rights declares the complaints inadmissible
On 29 April 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued its decision in the case of Mansouri v. Italy (application no. 63386/16), concerning the lawfulness and circumstances of...
European Court of Human Rights
The Protection of Human Dignity in Detention: The Case of Niort v. Italy and the Application of Article 3 ECHR
In the case of Niort v. Italy (Application No. 4217/23), on 27 March 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) examined whether Italy violated Simone Niort’s rights under Article...
