On 11 March 2026, Italy’s Constitutional Court of Italy held a pivotal hearing on the constitutional challenge to Law No. 74/2025 (the ‘Tajani law’), the statute that limits claims to Italian citizenship by descent (ius sanguinis). The referral came from the Tribunal of Turin, sent to the Constitutional Court at the request of one of our close collaborators Avv.
In parts of Northern Italy, especially in the provinces of Trento, Bolzano (South Tyrol), and some municipalities in the provinces of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Belluno, real estate property is governed by the “sistema tavolare” (land register system), rather than the ordinary land registry used in most of the country. This system originates from the Austro-Hungarian
Prenuptial agreements have long been a widely discussed topic in Italy and have traditionally not been considered enforceable in the courts. Likewise, spousal agreements that determine financial arrangements or regulate issues such as custody and/or maintenance of children in the event of separation or divorce, have historically been considered invalid in Italy, being regraded as
