The Italian government issued a Legislative Decree No. 75 on 15 July 2020 in order to implement EU Directive 2017/1371, also known as the PIF Directive which is intended to support the ongoing harmonisation of the EU Member States' criminal laws.

Italian vehicular manslaughter is a crime governed by the Italian Criminal Code, specifically by Article 589-bis. It occurs when a driver causes the death of a person by violating road traffic regulations...

La Legge n. 181 del 2025 ha introdotto per la prima volta nel codice penale italiano il reato specifico di femminicidio, punibile con l'ergastolo. Questo articolo esamina la definizione giuridica del termine...

Opening the scope on offenses that can be prosecuted on partisan complaint, Legislative decree no. 36 has extended the ability to prosecute in crimes against person and property.

Italian criminal record check: learn how to submit a request.

Un'altra iniziativa di notevole rilevanza adottata dal Governo, allo scopo di contrastare l'emergenza sanitaria in atto in Italia, riguarda il Decreto del Presidente del Consiglio...

The repression of private bribery has always been a sensitive issue at international level.

A series of checks by the FBI it proved enough to stop Lee Elbaz, CEO of Yuokom, suspected of having scammed hundreds of Americans.

On November 7, 2024, the Italian Anticorruption Authority (ANAC or the Authority) made available for a preliminary consultation the "Draft Guidelines on Whistleblowing Internal Reporting Channels...

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Extradition is a mechanism for international cooperation among sovereign States, it consists in the procedure by which a State (the requested State) turns over to another State (the requesting State) an individual charged with a crime ...

Criminal rehabilitation is a process that leads to the extinction of the effects of criminal convictions and additional penalties.

Drug trafficking is considered "international" when the unlawful activity contains an element of transnationality, meaning it involves more than one State from a material, personal, or legal standpoint.

When there is an international arrest warrant for an individual, whilst waiting for extradition the individual is deprived of their passport. If the precautionary period lapses ...

The Court of Cassation has ruled that, in the case of road killing, the charge must be limited to one charge, even in the case of driving while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.

We continuously receive reports from individuals who have been receiving threatening calls and/or emails from a so-called lawyer, Calogero Boccadutri, claiming to recover debts on behalf of Amazon.

The expression "judiciary system" refers to all bodies endowed with judicial power, that is all bodies having the power to take decisions in order to solve disputes, as provided by the law

A cybercrime is any illegal activity that involves a computer, network, or digital device as the primary tool, target, or place where the crime occurs. Essentially, it's crime in the digital world.

With Law No. 138 of September 26, 2023, the crimes of nautical homicide and serious or grievous bodily harm caused by nautical accidents were officially introduced into the Italian legal system.

Straßenmord in Italien: hier finden Sie alle Informationen über den neuen italienischen Straftatbestand und die entsprechenden Strafen.