Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
ISSN 3035-5435
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environment
The Transposition into Italy of Directive (EU) 2024/1203 of the European Parliament and of the Council: The New Penal Framework of Legislative Decree No. 81/2026 Against Eco-Crimes within the Context of Human Rights and Health Protection
Introduction: The Inseparable Nexus Between Environmental Crimes and Human Rights in the European ContextThe evolution of international legal doctrine and the alignment of interstate practice attest to the overcoming of...
Youth Peace and Security (YPS)
Italy’s First National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security (2026-2029): Institutionalizing Youth Participation in Peacebuilding and Foreign Policy
Introduction The transition of the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda from a set of international guidelines into actionable domestic policy represents a critical step in multi-level governance of human...
prison conditions
Associazione Antigone: the XXII report "Tutto chiuso" on the alarming conditions of detention in Italy has been published
IntroductionThe XXII Report of Antigone, significantly titled "Tutto Chiuso" (“Everything Closed”), paints a picture of an Italian prison system in the throes of a crisis that is no longer merely...
asylum
European Court of Human Rights: Case H.D. v. Italy, violation of Articles 3, 5 and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights
IntroductionOn the 9th April 2026 the European Court of Human rights (ECtHR) delivered a judgement on the Case H.D. v. ITALY (Application no. 41645/23) finding Italy guilty of the unlawful...
Italian and EU Norms
Directive (EU) 2024/1069: new European standards for combating strategic litigations against public participation (SLAPPs) and their implementation in Italy
Background and previous regulatory frameworkIn recent years, the increasing prevalence of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) has become a major threat to freedom of expression, democratic accountability and the...
Italian and EU Norms
The transposition of European human rights standards in Italy in 2026: law 36/2026
IntroductionOn 17 March 2026, Law 36/2026, entitled “Delegation of powers to the Government for the transposition of European directives and the implementation of other acts of the European Union” (European...
