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Courts in Italy have an important role to play in defining the scope and limits of the freedom of expression and the freedom of information. Both are provided in the Italian Constitution, but they are interpreted in judicial decisions by the Constitutional Court and the domestic (civil and criminal) courts. As will be shown,1 the role of courts in applying, implementing and enforcing legal rules must not be underestimated, because when delivering their adjudications on a case-by-case basis, judges can enhance or hamper the practical effects of statutory regulation.
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Tribunal of Milan, RTI s.p.a. v. Italia On Line, 7 June 2011; Tribunal of Milan, RTI s.p.a. v. Yahoo!, 9 September 2011; Tribunal of Rome, RTI s.p.a. v. Choopa, 20 October 2011; Tribunal of Rome, RTI s.p.a. v. Worldstream, 26 October 2011.
ECtHR, Riolo v. Italy (appl. no. 42211/07), 17 July 2008; Perna v. Italy (appl. no. 48898/99), 6 May 2003.
ECtHR, Faccio v. Italy (appl. no. 33/04), 31 March 2009.
ECtHR, Europa 7 S.r.l. and Di Stefano v. Italy (appl. no. 38433/09), 7 June 2012.
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Casarosa, F., Brogi, E. (2014). The Role of Courts in Protecting the Freedom of Expression in Italy. In: Psychogiopoulou, E. (eds) Media Policies Revisited. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137337849_8
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