Ergastolo ostativo e funzione "variabile" della pena: una prospettiva costituzionale ed europea

  • Giacomo Palombino

Abstract

Article 4-bis of the Penitentiary Law states that the person convicted of particularly serious crimes, unless he/she cooperates with justice, does not have access to the benefits generally granted to prisoners. This results in a potential life sentence (so called “ergastolo ostativo”), whose constitutional legitimacy, in terms of the principle of re-education (Article 27, par. 3, of the Constitution), would seem doubtful. Nevertheless, from a multipurpose perspective of punishment, the re-educative aim is not absolute, but competes with other functions which are equally relevant and equally worthy of protection.

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Published
2019-08-02
How to Cite
PalombinoG. (2019). Ergastolo ostativo e funzione "variabile" della pena: una prospettiva costituzionale ed europea. Diritto Pubblico Europeo. Rassegna On-Line, 6(2), 59 - 76. https://doi.org/10.6092/2421-0528/6429