LA CORTE COSTITUZIONALE AFFERMA IL DIRITTO DEL MINORE ALLA SOSPENSIONE DELL’ESECUZIONE

Abstract

Through the latest decision of uncostitutionality regarding article 656 c.p.p., the Constitutional Court strengthened the personalization of the treatment and re-education of convicted minors. The decision states that juvenile delinquency enforcement must leave any rigid automatism and favor the use of alternative resocializing measures, in line with international, conventional and European guidelines. The decision, in addition to summarizing the Court’s massive contribution to building the juvenile penitentiary system, reflects the contents of the postulated reforms by the “General Executing States” and the recent enabling act contained in the so-called “Orlando Reform”.