^[1]    Section 582 and following of the Italian Criminal Code

^[2]    Section 572 of the Italian Criminal Code

^[3]    On July 25, 2019, the Italian legislator issued Law No. 69/2019. This law amended the Italian Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and other provisions.

^[4]    Section 612-ter of the Italian Criminal Code

^[5]    Section 558-bis of the Italian Criminal Code

^[6]    Section 583-quinquies of the Italian Criminal Code

^[7]    Section 387-bis of the Italian Criminal Code

^[8]    According to the nature of the domestic violence different constitutional rights may be infringed, specifically: Section 2 of the Italian Constitution (the Republic recognizes and guarantees the inviolable rights of the person, that works as a general clause and is therefore always triggered); Section 3 of the Italian Constitution (principle of equality); Section 13 of the Italian Constitution (inviolability of human freedom); Section 15 of the Italian Constitution (freedom and confidentiality of correspondence); Section 19 of the Italian Constitution (religious freedom and liberty of conscience); Section 32 of the Italian Constitution (right to health and to the integrity of the person); Section 29 of the Italian Constitution (moral and legal equality of the spouses); Section 37 of the Italian Constitution (rights of working women).

^[9]    With reference to CEDU, Section 1 (Sections 2-18) specifically concerns the rights and freedoms of people. Please see below some specific sections that may be relevant in a case of domestic violence: Section 1 (Obligation to respect Human Rights); Section 2 (Right to life); Section 3 (Prohibition of torture); Section 4 (Prohibition of slavery and forced labour); Section 5 (Right to liberty and security); Section 9 (Freedom of thought, conscience and religion). Also, Section 5 (Equality between spouses) of Protocol No. 7 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Section 1 (General prohibition of discrimination) of Protocol No. 12 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

^[10]    Law No. 77/2013.

^[11]    Law-Decree No. 93/2013, which has been converted into law, with amendments, by means of Law No. 119/2013.

^[12]    Law No. 132/1985.

^[13]    Section 387-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[14]    Section 558-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[15]    Section 612-ter of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[16]    Section 583-quinquies of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[17]    Section 612-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[18]    Section 26 of Legislative Decree No. 198/2006.

^[19]    Section 609-ter of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[20]    Civil protection orders were introduced in 2001 and are regulated from a substantive point of view by Section 342-bis and 342-ter of the Italian Civil Code and from a procedural point of view by Section 736-bis of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure.

^[21]    Regulated by Sections 330-333 of the Italian Civil Code.

^[22]    Section 736-bis of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure.

^[23]    Section 185 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[24]    Section 75 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure.

^[25]    Section 535 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure.

^[26]    Section 76, paragraph 4-ter, Presidential Decree No. 115/2002.

^[27]    Section 368 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[28]    Section 52 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[29]    Section 88 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[30]    Section 372 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[31]    Section 199 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure.

^[32]    Section 572 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[33]    Section 572 of the Italian Criminal Code

^[34]    Section 583-quinquies of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[35]    Section 612-ter of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[36]    Section 558-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[37]    Section 387-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[38]    Section 612-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[39]    Section 609-bis and subsequent Sections of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[40]    Section 575 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[41]    Section 577 of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[42]    Section 61, No. 11-quinquies of Law-Decree No. 93/2013 — which was converted into Law No. 119/2013.

^[43]    Section 387-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[44]    Section 342-ter of the Italian Civil Code.

^[45]    Section 299 of the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure.

^[46]    Section 18-bis of Legislative Decree No. 286/98.

^[47]    Section 18-bis of Legislative Decree No. 286/98.

^[48]    In particular Legislative Decree No. 18/2014, through which Italy implemented the EU Asylum Qualification Directive 2011/95/EC.

^[49]    Section 7, paragraph 2a, of the Legislative Decree No. 251/2007, through which Italy implemented Directive 2004/83/EU.

^[50]    Section 5, paragraph 5, item 6, of Legislative Decree No. 286/1998.

^[51]    Section 337-ter of the Italian Civil Code.

^[52]    Section 316, paragraph 3, of the Italian Civil Code.

^[53]    Sections 2 and 3 Law No. 431/1998.

^[54]    Section 3, paragraph 6, of Law No. 431/1998.

^[55]    Sections 342-bis and 342-ter of the Italian Civil Code, and Section 282-bis of the Italian Criminal Code.

^[56]    Section 6, paragraph 6 of Law No. 989/1970 and/or Section 337-sexies of the Italian Civil Code.