Article(electronic)January 1, 2011
Immunity of foreign States from jurisdiction in civil matters as a customary rule automatically incorporated into the Italian legal order by virtue of Article 10, paragraph 1, of the Italian Constitution – Compensation for victims of gross human rights violations committed during World War II – Human rights exception to immunity from jurisdiction – Tort exception to immunity from jurisdiction – Abuse of sovereignty theory – Normative hierarchy theory – Generally recognised norms of international law protecting the liberty and the dignity of every human being as jus cogens – Gross violations of human rights as international crimes – Effects of international judgments within national proceedings. Corte di Cassazione (Sez. I civile), 20 May 2011, No. 11163. Germany v. Prefecture of Voiotia (Greece)
In: The Italian Yearbook of International Law Online, Volume 21, Issue 1, p. 357-365
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