The Italian Supreme Court (Corte di Cassazione) recently issued a significant ruling in case 36949/2024, which may affect individuals seeking Italian citizenship. The court reaffirmed that a finalized judgment cannot be reopened solely due to a shift in judicial interpretation, even if the new interpretation might favor the individual. While this ruling specifically addresses criminal […]
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What are the risks involved when declaring a residence that is not your actual one?
In Italy, it is assumed that the actual residence of a person is the same one registered in their municipality. In our legal system, a residence is attributed to a single municipality. For this reason, we speak of a registered residence, with every citizen having the right to appear in the municipal registry. According to […]
Choice of Law in Italian-American Successions
Choice of Law of Settlors in Italian-American Cross-Border Succession In the area of estate planning, common law jurisdictions typically afford much more discretion to the individual to design a scheme of distribution. Conversely, civil law systems (such as Italy’s) have statutes that tend to be long, detailed, and allow for less discretion on the part […]