Italy - Constitution
{ Adopted on: 22 Dec 1947 }{ Effective since: 1 Jan 1948 }{ ICL Document Status: 23 May 2003 }
[Part 0] Fundamental Principles
Article 1 [Form of State]
(1) Italy is a democratic republic based on labor.
(2) The sovereignty belongs to the people who exercise it in the forms and limits of the constitution.
Article 2 [Human Rights]
The republic recognizes and guarantees the inviolable human rights, be it as an individual or in social groups expressing their personality, and it ensures the performance of the unalterable duty to political, economic, and social solidarity.
Article 3 [Equality]