Female genital mutilation was the first culturally motivated crime to be introduced into Italian law. Article 583 bis of the Criminal Code, a symbolic provision, has given rise to limited case law. Almost ten years after its introduction into the Criminal Code and following the so-called Cartabia reform (Legislative Decree 150 of 2022), it is appropriate to reflect on how criminal law can address cultural conflicts.

Female genital mutilation in Italian criminal law before and after so called “Cartabia reform”

Alessandro Provera
2025-01-01

Abstract

Female genital mutilation was the first culturally motivated crime to be introduced into Italian law. Article 583 bis of the Criminal Code, a symbolic provision, has given rise to limited case law. Almost ten years after its introduction into the Criminal Code and following the so-called Cartabia reform (Legislative Decree 150 of 2022), it is appropriate to reflect on how criminal law can address cultural conflicts.
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