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The Law Making Process in Italy

The law making process in Italy is conferred to the Parliament. It is made up of the 'Camera dei Deputati' and the 'Senato della Repubblica'. It is a bicameral system. Both of the Houses have the same power, and the same functions. They are elected every five years (or less if it's necessary) with a direct nomination of the delegates from the alle elctoral corp. The 'Camera dei Deputati' counts 630 delegates, instead the 'Senato della Repubblica' counts 315 delegates plus 5 senators for life and the ex-Presidents of the Republic. Every House has a President (which is super-partes) and a settlement.

There are 3 steps in order to promulgate a law:
1) the legislative initiative;
2) the approval of the Houses;
3) the promulgation and publication.

1) It could be by a governmental initiative ('disegno di legge'), or a Houses initiative ('progetto di legge'), a popular initiative (a proposal of almost 50.000 electors), a CNEL initiative, a regional or municipial initiative.

2) It consists of the approval of both the Houses of the same law's text.
There are 3 types of procedures in order to promulgate a law:
a) ordinary process => the lw is examined by the component of Commissions and then it's approved in the Houses;
b) decentralized process => the law is examined and voted on by the competent Commissions;
c) mixed process => the law is written from the competent Commssions and it's approved by the Houses.

3) The promulgation occurs by the end of a month with a decree of the 'President of the Republic'. The President can oppose the law and so it will not be published ('veto'-only once).
The publication occurs by the end of 30days from the promulgation with the mark of the Law Minister. The law will be written on the 'Raccolta Ufficiale' and on the 'Gazzetta Ufficiale'.



References:
Martines, T. (2007). Diritto Costituzionale, Edizione per i corsi univeristari di base. Milano: Giuffrè Editore.