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The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2016 provides a dynamic and up-to-date overview of the measures Italy has taken in 2015 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.

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The Italian Yearbook of Human Rights 2017 offers an 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 on the subject of fundamental rights. The 2017 Yearbook surveys the most significant activities of national and local Italian actors at domestic and international level, including civil society organisations and universities. It also dedicates space to recommendations made by international monitoring bodies within the framework of the United Nations, OSCE, 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 2016: the "Long March" towards Establishing Independent National Human Rights Institutions and the Ambiguous Addition of the Crime of Torture to the Italian Criminal Code" is the title of the 2017 Yearbook introduction.

The Italian Agenda of Human Rights 2017 represents an updated orientation tool with regards the main initiatives to be undertaken on the legislative, infrastructural and policy-making fronts in order to strengthen the Italian system for promoting and protecting human rights.

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Content: Italy and Human Rights - Universal Ethics, Good Governance - Italian Agenda of Human Rights 2017 - International Human Rights Law - Italian Law - National Bodies with Jurisdiction over Human Rights - Sub-national Human Rights Structures - Council of Europe - European Union - Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - 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.

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The Yearbook is edited by the University of Padova Human Rights Centre, in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Democracy and Peace of the same University. The Centre, established in 1982 with the support of the Region of Veneto, carries out research and education following a global and interdisciplinary approach.

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