Almost 30 years after acceding to the Convention against Torture, in 2017 Italy introduced the crime of torture into its penal code. There was great debate as to whether the new provisions were in line with the country’s international obligations. The first interpretations of these rules by the highest criminal court draw heavily on international notions, in particular on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The result is that, while the wording of the provisions remains questionable, their application tends to be consistent with (at least some) international rules.

Has Italy Finally Implemented its International Obligations Concerning the Punishment of Torture? / Gianelli, Alessandra. - In: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW. - ISSN 1567-536X. - (2021), pp. 715-730. [10.1163/15718123-bja10070]

Has Italy Finally Implemented its International Obligations Concerning the Punishment of Torture?

Gianelli, Alessandra
2021

Abstract

Almost 30 years after acceding to the Convention against Torture, in 2017 Italy introduced the crime of torture into its penal code. There was great debate as to whether the new provisions were in line with the country’s international obligations. The first interpretations of these rules by the highest criminal court draw heavily on international notions, in particular on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The result is that, while the wording of the provisions remains questionable, their application tends to be consistent with (at least some) international rules.
2021
cat; echr; implementation of international rules in the domestic system; torture
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Has Italy Finally Implemented its International Obligations Concerning the Punishment of Torture? / Gianelli, Alessandra. - In: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW. - ISSN 1567-536X. - (2021), pp. 715-730. [10.1163/15718123-bja10070]
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