ORIZZONTI (CURAE – Performing Arts Festival’s fourth edition)
From 30 November to 4 December 2026, the Teatro Puntozero Beccaria in Milan hosts ORIZZONTI, the fourth edition of CURAE – Performing Arts Festival, organized by Puntozero, the Italian Ministry of Justice and the National Association of Theatres and Juvenile Justice, with the support of Fondazione KPMG.
‘Stati generali’ on juvenile justice
On 26 November, the closing conference of the ‘Stati generali’ on juvenile justice will be held in Rome, organised by the Antigone Association, Defence for Children International Italy and Libera – Associations, Names and Numbers Against the Mafia.
Down from the Gallows. Death as Punishment: A Contemporary Reflection in Light of Recent Cases in the USA
A discussion of recent US cases involving capital punishment, examining the legal safeguards and ethical questions at the center of the current debate.
The CPT on the Italian Prison System: Overcrowding, Detention Conditions and Structural Challenges
On 4 November 2026, the Council of Europe’s European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) published its report on the ad hoc visit to Italy conducted in September 2025, which aimed to examine the treatment of persons deprived of their liberty and the conditions of detention in a number of the country’s prisons.
The legal status of foreign nationals as a testing ground for contemporary law
On 5 and 6 November 2026, the 7th Annual Conference of the ‘Cesare Beccaria’ Department of Legal Sciences at the University of Milan will be held, entitled “La condizione giuridica dello straniero come laboratorio del diritto contemporaneo”.
Environmental Protection and Climate Change. New Paradigms on the Global Stage
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the workshop “Environmental Protection and Climate Change. New Paradigms on the Global Stage” will take place at the headquarters of the CNPDS Foundation and ISPAC.
Inclusion by Exclusion: Participation, Structure and the Marginalization of Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICC
The article “Inclusion by Exclusion: Participation, Structure and the Marginalization of Victims of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence at the ICC” by Harkiran Sehgal examines the participation of victims in international criminal justice, focusing in particular on the experiences of victims of conflict-related sexual violence before the International Criminal Court.
The continuation of sociality by other means: ethical reflection in prison
The article examines the relationship between imprisonment, social relationships, and ethical reflection through fieldwork conducted in a Portuguese prison. It highlights the role of sociality in shaping prisoners’ moral reflection and experience.
Filling the Void in Victims’ Rights: A Deconstruction of Objections to a Right of Access to Restorative Justice for Victim-Survivors
Lynn S. Branham’s article, “Filling the Void in Victims’ Rights: A Deconstruction of Objections to a Right of Access to Restorative Justice for Victim-Survivors” critically examines some of the main objections that have emerged in the debate surrounding the introduction of a right of access to restorative justice for victim-survivors.
The palpability of justice
The article reflects on the possibility of understanding justice as a concrete and lived experience, beyond the boundaries of law and punishment. Drawing on the arts, poetry, and literature, it explores alternative ways of imagining and practising justice.