Sei in arresto! You’ve been arrested in Italy! Now what? The Constitution of 1948 is the main source of law. The Italian judicial system is based on Roman law, it has been modified by the Napoleonic code. On the other hand, there is the Sicilian Mafia, known as one of the original organized body of criminals. In Turin, you could be fined up to 500 euros ($597.19) for not walking your dog three times a day, that is one of the many weird laws you may come across while visiting the cities. Here are some of the laws and regulations in Italy.
As said before, most of the laws in place in Italy originate from the Constitution of 1948. These laws have been modified in many different ways and has resulted in the Constitution of the Italian Republic. This document has two parts, the rights and duties and citizens and organization of republic, there are also the fundamental principles and transitional and final provisions. These are all stated in 139 articles. Article 21 states directly, ‘Anyone has the right to freely express their thoughts in speech, writing, or any other form of communication,’ article 3 reads as, “All citizens have equal social dignity and are equal before the law, without distinction of sex, race, language, religion, political opinion, personal and social conditions” These are similar to freedom of speech and religion in
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The ruthless behavior of this criminal organization is completed mainly to make money. With that being said, mobsters deal with illegal acts, drugs, and gambling, these are untaxed and unregulated, they’re also very expensive. Not to mention the portrayal of the mafia and mobsters in major Hollywood movies and TV shows, including The Godfather and The Mafia Only Kills In Summer. Numerous elements of mafia life is still relevant today, in both Italy and the U.S., as Italians started to immigrate in the