Law of Guarantees
E720573
The Law of Guarantees was an 1871 Italian statute that unilaterally defined the Pope’s rights and privileges after the annexation of Rome, attempting to regulate relations between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian law
ⓘ
statute ⓘ |
| affected | diplomatic status of the Holy See ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Legge delle Guarentigie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Rome
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
former Papal territories annexed by Italy ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Italian statutory law ⓘ |
| consideredByHolySee | insufficient recognition of papal sovereignty ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 13 May 1871 ⓘ |
| defined |
civil status of the Pope within Italy
ⓘ
legal position of the Holy See after loss of the Papal States ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Legge sulle Guarentigie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedTo |
Holy See
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Italian unification
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
after the annexation of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| inspired | Pope Pius IX’s self-description as a "prisoner in the Vatican" ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | remained in force in Italy until the Lateran Treaty ⓘ |
| limited | temporal power of the Pope ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Pope Pius IX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provided |
exemption of the Pope from Italian jurisdiction
ⓘ
financial endowment to the Holy See ⓘ freedom of communication between the Pope and the Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ inviolability of certain papal palaces and buildings ⓘ personal inviolability of the Pope ⓘ sovereign honors to the Pope ⓘ the right of the Pope to maintain a small armed guard ⓘ the right of the Pope to receive and send diplomatic representatives ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the Pope’s rights and privileges within the Kingdom of Italy
ⓘ
to regulate relations between the Italian state and the papacy ⓘ |
| rejectedBy | Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Papal States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Question NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | King Victor Emmanuel II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
relations between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See
ⓘ
status of the Pope after the annexation of Rome ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Lateran Pacts of 1929
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lateran Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGuarantees |
financial guarantees to the Holy See
ⓘ
personal guarantees to the Pope ⓘ territorial and property guarantees to the Holy See ⓘ |
| unilaterallyEnactedBy | Italian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1871 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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