Talk:Constitution of Italy
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[edit]The Italian Constitution has been recently modified (governo.it). The words "se non nei casi previsti dalle leggi militari di guerra" (except in cases provided for in martial law) have been removed from art. 27. May I modify this article, even if the site of the Constitutional Court, used as source, is not up to date? --Jaqen 19:37, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
- Yes, please do make the change. John Vandenberg 23:35, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
Done, thank you! --Jaqen 19:05, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
Source
[edit]The English translation of the Italian Constitution is no longer available on the Constitutional Court website, but it is available on the Chamber of deputies website. Maybe the link in the page could be changed, but I'm not sure the translation is the same. No time to compare, sorry. --Jaqen 21:58, 18 May 2008 (UTC)