Peacekeeper Laura Rozzoni serving with United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) prepares for a daily patrol along the Blue Line in south Lebanon.
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peacekeeping

Italy’s Contribution to Peacekeeping and Other Military Missions in 2025

Law No. 168 of 31 October 2024 updated the previous legislation (Law No. 145/2016) governing Italy's participation in international missions, introducing changes to the authorisation and financing of such missions...
International Criminal Court

International Criminal Court: decision on Italy’s non-compliance with a request for cooperation on the Elmasry case

IntroductionOn 17 October 2025, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a public decision regarding the situation in Libya, finding non-compliance by the Italian Republic under article...
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Women Peace and Security (WPS)

Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU): the Fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2025-2029)

IntroductionThe Fifth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2025-2029) marks the continuation of Italy’s commitment to UNSCR 1325 (2000), coordinated by the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU)...
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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, ...
Nazhat Shameen Khan, vice-Prosecutor of the ICC
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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...
Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
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International Criminal Court

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court requests referring Italy to the Assembly of States Parties and the Security Council for failure to cooperate in the Elmasry case

On 21 February 2025, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, requested the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court to issue a formal finding of non-compliance by Italy...

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