Venice Commission (Council of Europe)

Rule Changes

Has raised concerns about the lottery selection mechanism

Italy's postwar constitution placed judges and prosecutors in a single, self-governing body to prevent a repeat of fascist-era political control over the courts. On March 22, Italian voters began deciding whether to tear that structure apart. The referendum asks whether to permanently separate judicial and prosecutorial careers, split the governing council in two, and replace elections for council seats with a lottery.

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