Probably most of us have read at least once in your life, you would recall the first twelve items considered "core principles", the hard core of the Constitution. recommend to many employees of public institutions and to learn to read well all 139 articles of our constitution .. should be considered a necessary prerogative for those who want to aspire to state office.
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Basics
Art. 1
L'Italia è una Repubblica democratica, fondata sul lavoro.
La sovranità appartiene al popolo, che la esercita nelle forme e nei limiti della Costituzione.
Art. 2
La Repubblica riconosce e garantisce i diritti inviolabili dell'uomo, sia come singolo sia nelle formazioni sociali ove si svolge la sua personalità, e richiede l'adempimento dei doveri inderogabili di solidarietà politica, economica e sociale.
Art. 3
Tutti i cittadini hanno pari dignità sociale e sono eguali davanti alla legge, senza distinzione di sesso, di razza, di lingua, di religione, di opinioni politiche, di condizioni personali e sociali.
È compito della Repubblica rimuovere gli ostacoli di ordine economico e sociale, che, limitando di fatto la libertà e l'eguaglianza dei cittadini, impediscono il pieno sviluppo della persona umana e l'effettiva partecipazione di tutti i lavoratori all'organizzazione politica, economica e sociale del Paese.
Art. 4
La Repubblica riconosce a tutti i cittadini il diritto al lavoro e promuove le condizioni che rendano effettivo questo diritto.
Every citizen has a duty to perform according to their ability and individual choice, activity or function that contributes to the material or spiritual progress of society.
Article 5
The Republic, one and indivisible, recognizes and promotes local autonomies, and implements services that depend on the State the fullest measure of administrative decentralization accords the principles and methods of its legislation to requirements of autonomy and decentralization.
Article 6
The Republic protects linguistic minorities with special rules.
The State and the Catholic Church are, each in its own, independent and sovereign.
Their relations are regulated by the Lateran Pacts. Changes to the Treaties accepted by both parties do not require the procedure for constitutional amendment.
All religious confessions are equally free before the law.
The religious denominations other than Catholic have the right to organize in accordance with its statutes, are not in conflict with the Italian legal system.
Their relations with the State are regulated by law on the basis of agreements with their respective representatives.
Article 9
The Republic promotes the development of culture and scientific and technical research.
Protecting the landscape and the historical and artistic heritage of the nation.
Article 10
The Italian legal system conforms to generally recognized norms of international law.
The legal status of foreigners is regulated by law in conformity with international norms and treaties.
A foreigner who is denied his country in the effective exercise of democratic liberties guaranteed by the Italian Constitution has the right to asylum in the Republic as laid down by law.
is not permitted the extradition of a foreigner for political offenses.
Article 11
Italy repudiates war as an instrument of aggression against the freedom of other peoples and as a means of resolution of international disputes allows, on an equal footing with other states, to the limitations of sovereignty necessary for an order that ensures peace and justice among the Nations, promotes and encourages international organizations having such ends.
The flag of the Republic is the Italian flag: green, white and red, in three vertical bands of equal size.
