Similarities Between Italy And Us Criminal Justice System

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Italy and United States Criminal Justice system
Italy
- Slowest and longest civil and criminal litigation among all western countries - Has been repeatedly condemned by the European Court of Human Rights because of the length of civil and criminal litigation - Organization in procedures is different ○ The US is a federal republic with both a federal court system and a separate set of state court systems. While the constitutional structure of the Republic of Italy has only a single national judicial system. ○ Public Prosecutors are part of the judicial branch in Italy. They are part of the executive branch in the US. ○ Judges and public prosecutors are called "magistrates," During their careers they could work back and forth between