(July 27, 2020) On June 30, 2020, a new law containing a provision on the adjustment of penal sentences because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other miscellaneous provisions entered into force in Italy. (Law No. 70 of June 25, 2020, amending Decree Law No. 28 of April 30, 2020 (D.L. No. 28).) Measures on Home […]
Topic: Child welfare, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Criminal procedure, Emergency management, Epidemics, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Internet, Police power, Public contracts and procurement, Public health
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
(July 23, 2020) On July 13, 2020, the Sudanese Official Gazette published Law No. 12 of 2020, which amends 15 provisions of the Penal Code of 1991. According to Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari, the new provisions are part of Sudan’s efforts to eliminate all laws that violate human rights and “demolish any kind of discrimination […]
Topic: Blasphemy, Capital punishment, Children, Children's rights, Civil law, Crime and law enforcement, Criminal code, Discrimination, Equal protection, Freedom of religion, Homicide, Human rights and civil liberties, Juvenile crime, Minority rights, Religious law, Religious minorities, Sentencing, Sex offenses, Torture, Women's rights
Jurisdiction: Sudan
Author: George Sadek
(July 22, 2020) On July 10, 2020, the Law for Prohibition of the Consumption of Prostitution Services (Temporary Provision and Amendment), 5779-2019 entered into force in Israel. The law intends to reduce prostitution by prohibiting its consumption “as part of an integrated process that includes education and explanation to the public, as well as the […]
Topic: Crime and law enforcement, LGBT rights, Sex offenses, Social welfare, Supreme court
Jurisdiction: Israel
Author: Ruth Levush
(July 6, 2020) On July 8, 2020, a regulation containing amendments to a 2007 ministerial decree establishing measures to protect minors from sexual exploitation and abuse and creating the Observatory for the Fight against Pedophilia and Child Pornography will enter into effect in Italy. The new regulation, Decree No. 62 of April 15, 2020, primarily […]
Topic: Child abuse, Children's rights, Crimes against children
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
(July 6, 2020) On June 24, 2020, an amendment to the German Criminal Code entered into force that makes the desecration of European Union (EU) flags and the EU hymn a crime punishable by imprisonment for up to three years or a fine. In particular, it criminalizes desecrating the EU flag or hymn publicly, in […]
Topic: Crime and law enforcement, Freedom of speech, National symbols
Jurisdiction: European Union, Germany
Author: Jenny Gesley
(July 2, 2020) On May 29, 2020, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision declaring unconstitutional a provision of the New Highway Code that established the automatic revocation of certain criminal offenders’ driver’s licenses. (Decision No. 99 of May 27, 2020.) Background of the Case The regional administrative court (Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale, TAR) for Italy’s […]
Topic: Constitutional courts, Constitutional law, Criminal code, Criminal procedure, Licensing and registration, Organized crime and gangs
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
(June 30, 2020) On May 29, 2020, the Italian Constitutional Court issued a decision declaring the unconstitutionality of a Criminal Code provision on the suspension of parental authority in cases of child abduction and child maintenance overseas. (Decision No. 102 of May 29, 2020.) Background of the Case At the request of the Supreme Court […]
Topic: Children's rights, Constitutional courts, Crimes against children, Criminal code, Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980, Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
(June 26, 2020) On May 22, 2020, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) issued a decision declaring unconstitutional a provision imposing a radical ban on communication between incarcerated persons who, in accordance with Law No. 94 of July 15, 2009 and article 4-bis of Law No. 354 of July 26, 1975, are grouped together […]
Topic: Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Judicial review and appeals, Prisoners' rights, Supreme court
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
(June 22, 2020) On June 1, 2020, the 2019 amendment to the Labor Policy Comprehensive Promotion Act (Act No. 132 of 1966, amended by Act No. 24 of 2019 (Reiwa)) took effect. The amendment act, nicknamed the “Powa-Hara (Power Harassment) Prevention Act,” had been promulgated on June 5, 2019. A 2016 survey on power harassment […]
Topic: Employment and training programs, Equal protection, Harassment, Labor, Labor-management relations, Mental health, Worker safety and health
Jurisdiction: Japan
Author: Sayuri Umeda
(June 10, 2020) On May 11, 2020, Decree-Law No. 29 (D. L. No. 29), which had been issued the previous day by the president of Italy to institute new penitentiary measures aimed at reducing COVID-19 infections in prisons, took effect in the country. Measures on Home Detention and Postponement of Sentencing Under the new decree-law, […]
Topic: Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Criminal procedure, Emergency management, Epidemics, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Public health
Jurisdiction: Italy
Author: Dante Figueroa
