Law 181/2025

Framework, overview and critical issues of the Italian law on femicide

This article analyzes the crime of femicide in the Italian context, comparing the United Nations’ definitional framework with the recent introduction of Article 577-bis of the Italian Criminal Code by Law No. 181/2025. Using ISTAT data and a legal-political analysis of the legislation, the article highlights how the legislator has adopted a restrictive and highly…

13 February 2026

Alexia Angeli

Graph of the week

Feminicide, Gender, Gender violence, ISTAT, Italy, Law 181/2025, Violence against women