Italian Yearbook of Human Rights
ISSN 3035-5435
Topics
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, ...
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...
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...
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...
housing
The Right to Housing and the "Security Decree": A Difficult Dialogue between the Italian Government and the UN Special Rapporteurs
IntroductionThe bill and then the decree-law that introduced a new "security package" into the Italian legal system were the subject of three communications to the Italian government from various Special...
human rights defenders (HRDs)
Police Detention of Climate and Human Rights Defenders in Brescia: Allegations and Government Reply
IntroductionOn 13 January 2025, 22 climate and human rights defenders were arrested in Brescia, Italy, following a non-violent protest at the premises of the weapons manufacturer Leonardo SpA. The demonstrators,...
