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Italian and EU Norms

The transposition of European human rights standards in Italy in 2025: Law 91/2025

IntroductionOn 13 June 2025, the Italian Parliament approved Law No. 91/2025, entitled Delegation to the Government for the transposition of European directives and the implementation of other European Union acts, ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court: the Prosecutor maintains that Italy is to be referred to the Assembly of States Parties and/or the Security Council for not complying with the Court's order to arrest Osama El Masri Njeem

IntroductionOn 26 June 2025, the Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Nazhat Shameem Khan, presented the Office of the Prosecutor's (OTP) response to the Italian government's submission providing...
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European Court of Justice

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...

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