Italian Criminal Code

E561474

The Italian Criminal Code is the primary body of law in Italy that defines crimes and prescribes corresponding penalties and sanctions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf codified statute
criminal code
alsoKnownAs Codice Penale Italiano NERFINISHED
Codice Rocco NERFINISHED
amendedBy Italian Parliament NERFINISHED
appliesTo natural persons
basedOn nulla poena sine lege principle
nullum crimen sine lege principle
principle of legality in criminal law
cameIntoForce 1931
contains general principles of criminal law in Italy
provisions on concurrence of offences
provisions on confiscation
provisions on recidivism
provisions on security measures for dangerous offenders
provisions on sentencing criteria
provisions on statute of limitations for crimes
country Italy
defines crimes in Italy
enactedUnder Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
enforcedBy Italian law enforcement agencies NERFINISHED
field criminal law
governs attempted crimes
grounds for exclusion of liability
justification defenses
participation in crime
historicalContext Fascist era in Italy
influencedBy continental European civil law tradition
interpretedBy Italian courts
jurisdiction territory of Italy
language Italian
legalStatus in force with numerous amendments
legalSystem Italian legal system
mainParts General Part NERFINISHED
Special Part
namedAfter Alfredo Rocco NERFINISHED
prescribes penalties for crimes in Italy
security measures
promulgationDate 1930
regulates criminal liability in Italy
relatedTo Italian Code of Criminal Procedure NERFINISHED
Italian Constitution NERFINISHED
subjectMatter extraterritorial offences in specified cases
offences against property
offences against public administration
offences against public order
offences against the State
offences against the person

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