| These sites provide information, links, databases and search engines concerning politics, branches of government, local government, the constitution, and laws. Researchers may also wish to consult Guide to Law Online - Italy, part of the Library of Congress' Law Library site.
Camera dei Deputati (http://english.camera.it)
Chamber of Deputies. Discusses services to the public, events, administration and parliamentary work, elections, foreign policy, and news. Also links to library, historical archives, initiatives and events, and more. Primarily in Italian, some English, and other languages.
Constitution Finder: Italy (http://confinder.richmond.edu/country.php)
Select Italy from a list of countries. Links to current and past constitutions of Italy as well as government sites. From the University of Richmond. In Italian and English.
Governments on the WWW: Italy (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/it.html)
Links to national, regional, and municipal institutions; political parties; representations in foreign countries, and more.
Governo Italiano. Presidenza del Consiglio
dei Ministri (http://www.palazzochigi.it)
Presidency of the Council of Ministers. Italian government's home page includes links to individual ministries, a chronology of Italian governments since 1943, the text of the Italian Constitution, and a newsletter detailing current governmental developments. In Italian, with some information in English.
ICL - Italy
Index (http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/it%5F%5Findx.html)
Brief summary and chronology of developments in Italian constitutional law with links to the Chamber of Deputies, Senate of the Republic, Presidence of the Council of Ministers, and Constitutional Court.
Italia.gov.it (http://www.italia.gov.it)
National portal. Links to regions, newsletter, services, agenda, news and events, and more. In Italian.
Italy - Constitution (http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/it00000%5F.html)
Text of the Italian Constitution. From International Constitutional Law (ICL) which provides English translations of and other textual material related to constitutional documents.
Ministero degli Affair Esteri (http://www.esteri.it/MAE/EN/Home.htm)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Includes information on the Ministry and its services, foreign and European policy, reports, visiting Italy, and current events. In Italian, some English.
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United
Nations (http://www.italyun.esteri.it)
Information on Italy and the UN, human rights, international law, statements, news and press, photos, and more.
Political Resources
on the Net. Italy: Parties (http://www.politicalresources.net/italy1.htm)
List of links to Italy's political parties and more. In English and Italian.
Senato della Repubblica (http://www.senato.it)
Senate of the Republic. Information about the body's history, functions, and legislation. Primarily in Italian, some in English. Searchable. Also links to library, relations with the public, European and international affairs, and more.
U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments;
Italy (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-i/italy.html)
Online directory of key leaders of foreign governments. Follows transliteration systems generally agreed upon by U.S. Government agencies, except in cases in which officials have stated a preference for alternate spellings of their names.
U.S. Department
of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on
Human Rights Practices 2005: Italy (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61655.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
World Statesmen. Italy (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Italy.htm)
Includes lists of leaders, chronologies, maps, flags, national anthems, constitutions, and more.
Yahoo! Italia. Istituzioni (http://it.dir.yahoo.com/Istituzioni/)
Links to more than 2,000 institutions, broken down into many categories including state, church, political, financial, regional, and more with number of sites listed next to each category. In Italian.
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