Order of the Court of Cassation, United Sections, No. 4284 of 21 February 2013

The Supreme Court of Cassation confirmed the decision of the judge on the merits, according to which Italy has not civil jurisdiction over Germany, also in the case of serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law. The revirement in respect to the previous jurisprudence of the Supreme Court (judgment No. 5044 of 2004 on the Ferrini case) has derived from the judgment of the International Court of Justice of 3 February 2012 in the case concerning Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy), which has been implemented in Italy through law No. 5/2013.