Tag: non-retroactivity
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May the Rule of Law be Retroactive? Berlusconi’s Case Before the European Court of Human Rights
—Franco Peirone, Jean Monnet Center, NYU School of Law On November 22, 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) will have to decide on a curious petition: the former Prime Minister of Italy, Silvio Berlusconi, claims to have suffered an injustice by a retroactive application of Italian anti-corruption legislation.