Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts: Supreme Courts (Italy) - Corte di Cassazione

Date: 04/15/2009

Subject: In the case of a father who subordinates the bequest in favour of his son to the fact that he marries again, the clause is declared null because in violation of the fundamental right to marry provided by art. 29 of the Italian Constitution, as well as the U.N.’s Universal Declaration, the ECHR and also by art. 9 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the E.U.

Original language: Italian

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 9 Right to marry

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Notices: Effectiveness of the Charter
The decision recalls the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the E.U.