Almost 30 years after acceding to the Convention against Torture, in 2017 Italy introduced the crime of torture into its penal code. There was great debate as to whether the new provisions were in line with the country’s international obligations. The first interpretations of these rules by the highest criminal court draw heavily on international notions, in particular on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The result is that, while the wording of the provisions remains questionable, their application tends to be consistent with (at least some) international rules.

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意大利是否最终履行了其关于惩罚酷刑的国际义务？

在加入《禁止酷刑公约》近 30 年后，意大利于 2017 年将酷刑罪纳入其刑法。关于新规定是否符合该国的国际义务存在很大争议。最高刑事法院对这些规则的最初解释大量借鉴了国际概念，特别是欧洲人权法院的判例法。结果是，虽然条款的措辞仍然有问题，但它们的应用往往与（至少某些）国际规则一致。