Italy - Supreme Court, decision 19201/2015

Court name: Supreme Court (Corte Suprema di Cassazione)
State: Italy
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: 1954 Statelessness Convention, European Union law
Key aspects: Deportation and removal, Detention, State succession, Statelessness determination

The appellant faced deportation even though her stateless status was de facto recognised. For this reason, the appellant requested that the Justice of Peace’s decision be overturned, and for her stateless status to be recognised. The Supreme Court recognised the applicant’s stateless status and overruled the Justice of Peace’s decision.