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A critical analysis of corruption and anti-corruption policies in Italy

2020

Purpose This study aims to critically analyse the Law 9 January 2019, n. 3, on “Measures to fight crimes against the public administration and on the transparency of political parties and movements” (so-called bribe-destroyer law). Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on reports, legal scholarship and other open-source data to examine a legislative innovation for the corruption in Italy in relation to the general guarantees of the trial process and with the controversial paradigm of the national perception index of bribery. Findings The Italian legislative initiative that will be examined is innovative in nature and goes beyond the constitutional and conventional principles on proc…

InterceptionPresumption of innocenceHuman rightsKeywords Bribery Confiscation Interception Presumption of innocencemedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesAuthoritarianismLegislationLegislature050201 accountingTransparency (behavior)0506 political sciencePresumption of innocencePoliticsBriberyPolitical science0502 economics and businessConfiscationSettore IUS/16 - Diritto Processuale Penale050602 political science & public administrationConfiscationLawGeneral Economics Econometrics and FinanceLaw and economicsmedia_common
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Correctness of judicial information and impartiality of the judge: the distortions of the media criminal trial

2022

This analysis, which focuses on the difficult relationship between criminal justice and judicial information, examines only some of the most controversial aspects, starting with an undisputed premise, namely that over time the function of communication in judicial matters has changed, evolving from informative to formative. I will reflect on the hiatus between the real justice as exercised in courtrooms and justice perceived by the public through media narratives, paying particular attention to the distortions of the so-called media trial and the resulting bias in the exercise of judicial power. Finally, we will consider possible solutions, which, in a perspective of striking a balance betw…

Settore IUS/16 - Diritto Processuale Penaleair trial judicial misinformation fake news judicial reporting media criminal trial presumption of innocence judicial impartiality.
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The defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in the Italian criminal justice system

2021

The criminal law standard of Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (BARD) constitutes an evidentiary and judicial rule, formulated and applied for centuries in common law jurisdictions, which was expressly stated in the Italian Code of Criminal Procedure only about fifteen years ago. Unfortunately, the concept of reasonable doubt is inherently complex and does not easily lend itself to definition or refinement. In this regard, the Author examines especially the various positions and elaborations developed by legal literature and case-law in Italy, proposing a specific interpretation of the BARD rule that enhances and completes the particular procedural connotations of the adversarial system adopted i…

Sociology and Political ScienceCommon lawO standard penal do Beyond A Reasonable Doubt (BARD) constitui uma regra de prova e de juízo formulada e aplicada durante séculos em jurisdições de common law que foi expressamente introduzida no Código de Processo Penal italiano apenas cerca de quinze anos atrás. Infelizmente o conceito dedúvida razoável é inerentemente complexo e não se presta facilmente a uma definição ou a uma melhor delimitação. Diante disso o autor examina sobretudo as diferentes posições e elaborações desenvolvidas pela doutrina e pela jurisprudência na Itália oferecendo uma interpretação específica da regra BARD que valoriza e completa as conotações processuais particulares do sistema acusatório adotado na justiça penal italiana.Criminal procedureAdversarial systemreasonable doubtPolitical sciencefair trial.criminal procedureReasonable doubtPresumption of innocenceInterpretation (philosophy)dúvida razoável; processo penal; presunção de inocência; ônus da prova; standard de pro-va; método de raciocínio judicial; justo processo.judicial reasoning methodKPsychiatry and Mental healthreasonable doubt; criminal procedure; presumption of innocence; burden of proof; stand-ard of proof; judicial reasoning method; fair trial.AnthropologyLawSettore IUS/16 - Diritto Processuale PenaleCriminal lawpresumption of innocencestand-ard of proofburden of proofLawSafety ResearchSettore IUS/17 - Diritto PenaleCriminal justice
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La detención preventiva y la libertad personal en la práctica del Tribunal Especial para el Líbano

2010

The present article analyzes the order CH/PTJ/09/06, issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, on 29 April 2009, in terms of pre-trial detention, personal freedom, presumption of innocence and right to a fair and expeditious trial. From this point of view the article extend the reflection in considering the principal acts delivered by the Tribunal – Rules of Procedure and Evidence, Rules on Detention, Prosecutor’s applications and Pre-Trial Judge’s decisions – appraising its deep and concrete contribution in human rights protection. El presente artículo hace un análisis de la orden CH/PTJ/09/06 dictada por el Tribunal Especial para el Líbano con fecha de 29 de abril de 2009, referido espe…

derecho a un juicio justo y sin dilaciones indebidasSpecial Tribunal for Lebanon Hybrid Courts right to liberty right to a fair and expeditious trial presumption of innocence judicial circulation between courts of decision on human rightsHybrid Courtslcsh:International relationslcsh:Political scienceright to a fair and expeditious trialrecepción de las decisiones judiciales sobre la protección de los derechos humanos.right to libertySpecial Tribunal for LebanonTribunal Especial para LíbanoTribunal Especial para Líbano Tribunales Híbridos derecho a la libertad personal derecho a un juicio justo y sin dilaciones indebidas presunción de inocencia recepción de las decisiones judiciales sobre la protección de los derechos humanos Special Tribunal for Lebanon Hybrid Courts right to liberty right to a fair and expeditious trial presumption of innocence judicial circulation between courts of decision on human rights.judicial circulation between courts of decision on human rightsderecho a la libertad personallcsh:K1-7720lcsh:Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudencepresumption of innocenceSettore IUS/13 - Diritto Internazionalepresunción de inocenciaTribunales Híbridoslcsh:Jlcsh:JZ2-6530Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales
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