Law No. 15 of 16 June 2016 introduced into the Criminal Code a new aggaravting circumstance to the offense of racial discrimination, which consists in denial of the Holocaust and other serious crimes as described in international customary or conventional rules, wiyh special reference to the relevant provisions of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. The work illustrates the debate in the Parliament on the draft bill later approved as Law No. 15, paying special attention to the relationship between the provisions introduced into the Criminal Code and the relevant international legal framework.

Denial of the Holocaust and Other Serious Crimes as Part of Racial Discrimination. Law No 15 of 16 June 2016

FERRAJOLO Ornella
2017

Abstract

Law No. 15 of 16 June 2016 introduced into the Criminal Code a new aggaravting circumstance to the offense of racial discrimination, which consists in denial of the Holocaust and other serious crimes as described in international customary or conventional rules, wiyh special reference to the relevant provisions of the Statute of the International Criminal Court. The work illustrates the debate in the Parliament on the draft bill later approved as Law No. 15, paying special attention to the relationship between the provisions introduced into the Criminal Code and the relevant international legal framework.
2017
Istituto di Studi Giuridici Internazionali - ISGI
Holocaust Denial
Racial Discrimination
Italian legislation
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