Murder (Italian law)

By Italian law, murder (omicidio [omiˈtʃidjo]) is regulated by articles 575-582, 584-585, and 589 of the Codice Penale (Penal Code).

In general, according to Art. 575, "whoever causes the death of a human being is punishable by no less than 21 years in prison"; nevertheless, the law indicates a series of circumstances under which murder has to be punished with life in prison.

According to Italian law, any sentence of more than 5 years perpetually deprives (Interdizione perpetua dai Pubblici Uffici) the condemned person of: the voting rights; the ability to exercise any public office; the ability to be employed in any governmental or para-statal position (articles 19, 28, 29). The convict for life is also deprived of his/her parental rights: the children are either given in custody to the other parent or hosted in a public structure (art. 32).

Articles 576 and 577 provide for punishment of life imprisonment for murder committed:

Cases 1 through 4 (art. 576) had been considered capital murder, and therefore punishable by death by firing squad. Since 1946, though, death penalty was discontinued in Italy, and death was substituted with life imprisonment. Sentences of life imprisonment are subject to parole or probation. A person that is serving a life sentence can reach libertà condizionata (conditional release) after 26 years.

Besides the criminal murder detailed above, in Italian law the following cases also exist:

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