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Supreme Court Ruling on Mobile Phones and Tumors (October 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 18, 2012, it was reported that
Topic: Health and safety
Jurisdiction: Italy
Ruling on Embryo Screening (August 31, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On August 25, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Italy's ban on embryonic screening violates article 8 ...
Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / Italy
Boat Tax Clarified (June 06, 2012) by Constance Johnson
The Italian tax authorities issued a circular on May 30, 2012, to clarify an additional tax on boats introduced in 2011. ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Italy
Government Measures in Response to Earthquakes (June 04, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On May 29, 2012, northern Italy suffered its second earthquake in a little over a week; in all, the disasters caused ...
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: Italy
Gay Family Rights Ruling (March 19, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On March 15, 2012, Italy's Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione) determined that a gay couple who married outside of Italy ...
Topic: Family
Jurisdiction: Italy
Sanctions Result in Review of Immigration Policy (March 05, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On February 23, 2012, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) sanctioned Italy for its policy of sending to Libya African ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / Italy
Nuclear Power (October 03, 2011) by Nicole Atwill
A few months after the Fukushima disaster in Japan, on June 12 and 13, 2011, Italians were asked to decide in ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Italy
No Compensation for Theft from Bank Vaults (October 03, 2011) by Nicole Atwill
It was reported on September 26, 2011, that the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation rejected an appeal brought by a family ...
Topic: Banks and financial institutions
Jurisdiction: Italy
Unions of Municipalities (September 29, 2011) by Nicole Atwill
On September 14, 2011, the decree that the Italian government had issued in August on an "anti-crisis" package was converted into ...
Topic: Government finance
Jurisdiction: Italy
Earthquake Trial (September 29, 2011) by Nicole Atwill
On September 20, 2011, the trial of six Italian scientists and a former government official on charges of manslaughter for the ...
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: Italy
Burqa Ban Provision Approved by Parliamentary Committee (August 11, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On August 2, 2011, the Italian Parliament's Constitutional Affairs Committee approved a draft law banning women from wearing full-face veils in ...
Topic: Women
Jurisdiction: Italy
Government Approves Austerity Package (July 20, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
The Italian government approved an austerity package on July 15, 2011, aimed at achieving a balanced budget in 2014. It is ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Italy
Measure to Counter Foreign Takeovers (May 10, 2011) by Constance Johnson
On March 31, 2011, Italy issued a decree that established a national fund to acquire equity in companies in key industries ...
Topic: Commerce and industry
Jurisdiction: Italy
Crucifixes Allowed in Schools (April 07, 2011) by Dario Ferreira
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), in Strasbourg, handed down a decision on March 18, 2011, on the controversy over ...
Topic: Religion
Jurisdiction: European Court of Human Rights / Italy
Renewable Energy Law Adopted (March 25, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
The Italian government adopted on March 3, 2011, a legislative decree implementing the European Union's Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC. The effective ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: Italy
State of Emergency over Tunisian Refugees (February 22, 2011) by Constance Johnson
Italy has declared a state of emergency following the arrival, within five days, of 5,000 refugees from Tunisia on the small ...
Topic: Refugees and asylum
Jurisdiction: Italy
Urgent Measures on Security Matters (February 15, 2011) by Dario Ferreira
Italy's Decree-Law No. 187 of November 12, 2010, adopted Misure urgenti in materia di sicurezza (Urgent Measures on Security Matters). The ...
Topic: National security
Jurisdiction: Italy
Constitutional Court Strikes Down Parts of Immunity Law (February 11, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 13, 2011, Italy's Constitutional Court struck down parts of a law supported by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that would ...
Topic: Government ethics
Jurisdiction: Italy
Video-Sharing Sites to Be Viewed by the Law as Television Broadcasters (January 13, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
The Italian Communications Authority (ITA) ruled on December 28, 2010, that in the eyes of the law video-sharing sites such as ...
Topic: Communications and electronic information
Jurisdiction: Italy
Decision in CIA Kidnapping Case (December 22, 2010) by Constance Johnson
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On December 15, 2010, the Appeals Court in Milan, Italy, rendered a decision in the case of the ...
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Italy
Last updated: October 23, 2012
