Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2014

The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2014 provides a dynamic and up-to-date overview of the measures Italy has taken in 2013 to adapt its legislation and policies to international human rights law and to comply with commitments voluntarily assumed by the Italian Government at the international level.

The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2014, the fourth in the series, provides a dynamic and up-to-date overview of the measures Italy has taken to adapt its legislation and policies to international human rights law and to comply with commitments voluntarily assumed by the Italian Government at the international level. The 2014 Yearbook surveys the activities of the relevant national and local Italian actors, including governmental bodies, civil society organisations and universities. It also presents reports and recommendations that have been addressed to Italy by international monitoring bodies within the framework of the United Nations, the Council of Europe and the European Union. Finally, the Yearbook provides a selection of international and national case-law that casts light on Italy's position vis-à-vis internationally recognised human rights. «Italy and human rights in 2013: the challenges of social justice and the right to peace» is the focus of the introductory section of the Yearbook. With a view on the second Universal Periodic Review of Italy before the Human Rights Council, the Italian Agenda of Human Rights 2014, intended to be an orientation tool with regards to immediate and longterm measures that should be taken to ensure human rights for all in the Country, is integrated by an analysis of the status of implementation of the recommendations made to Italy during the first Universal Periodic Review (2010).

Auteur

The editors of the Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2014 include: Andrea Cofelice, Pietro de Perini, Paolo De Stefani, Marco Mascia, Antonio Papisca (director) and Claudia Pividori.

Contenu

Contents: Italy and Human Rights in 2013. The Challenges of Social Justice and the Right to Peace - Italian Agenda of Human Rights 2014 - International Human Rights Law - Italian Law - National Bodies with Jurisdiction over Human Rights - Sub-national Human Rights Structures - Region of Veneto - The United Nations System - Council of Europe - European Union - Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe - International Humanitarian and Criminal Law - Human rights in Italian Case-law - Italy in the Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights - Italy in the Case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union.