The Bologna Judge’s Referral to the Constitutional Court: Context, Analysis and Commentary

The context In March 2024, 12 petitioners filed a case in the Bologna court seeking recognition of their Italian citizenship by descent (iure sanguinis). Their claim was based on their female Italian ancestor, born in Marzabotto in 1878. Judge Marco Gattuso, assigned to the case, raised several questions to the petitioners’ representative regarding their permanent […]