Article 90 of the Constitution of Italy

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Article 90 of the Constitution of Italy is the constitutional provision that defines the President of Italy’s responsibility, including the conditions and procedures for presidential impeachment.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision
allocatesPowerTo Parliament in joint session
appliesToOffice President of the Republic
bindingOn state institutions of the Italian Republic
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of Italy
surface form: Constitution of Italy of 1948
concerns criminal responsibility of the President of the Republic in specific cases
political responsibility of the President of the Republic
constitutionalRank supreme law
country Italy
defines conditions for presidential impeachment
procedures for presidential impeachment
enshrinesPrinciple exceptional nature of presidential impeachment
limited presidential irresponsibility
governs limits of presidential immunity
procedure for charging the President of the Republic
interpretedBy Italian Constitutional Court
Italian legal scholarship
jurisdiction Italian Republic
language Italian
legalSystem Italian constitutional law
partOf Constitution of Italy
providesThat Parliament decides on impeachment in joint session
the President of the Republic can be impeached only for high treason or for an attempt to overthrow the Constitution
the President of the Republic is not responsible for acts performed in the exercise of presidential duties except in specific cases established by the Constitution
the decision to impeach the President of the Republic requires a majority vote of Parliament in joint session
the initiative to impeach the President of the Republic belongs to Parliament
regulates impeachment of the President of the Republic
responsibility of the President of the Republic
relatedTo Article 134 of the Constitution of Italy
Article 83 of the Constitution of Italy
subjectMatter attempt to overthrow the Constitution
constitutional responsibility of the head of state
high treason
liability of the President of the Republic

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President of Italy constitutionalArticle Article 90 of the Constitution of Italy