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The Italian Parliament and Legislative Publications: A Concise Survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2019

Vittorfranco S. Pisano*
Affiliation:
Law Library, Library of Congress. Washington. D.C., USA

Extract

This year the Italian Parliament celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of its formation under the Republican Constitution of 1947, which went into effect on January 1st of the following year. Because of the parliamentary system established by the Constitution, the role of the Italian Parliament extends far beyond the law-making function.

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Copyright © International Association of Law Libraries 1978 

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References

1 Barile, P., Istituzioni di Diritto pubblico, pp. 141143 (Padova, 1975).Google Scholar

2 The powers of the old Chambers are in any case prolonged until the new Chambers meet following parliamentary elections. The term itself can be protracted only in case of war.Google Scholar

3 Foderaro, S., Manuals di Diritto Pubblico, p. 191 (Padova, 1971).Google Scholar

4 There can be no referendum, however, on “tax or budgetary laws, on laws lor amnesty and general pardon, or on laws authorizing the ratification of international treaties.”Google Scholar

5 Tosi, S., Diritto Parlamentare, pp. 167191 (Milano, 1974).Google Scholar