Italian Constitution, Article 3 (1948)
Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana, Art. 3
Established equality before the law without distinction of sex. The Italian Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean that the pre-1948 rule preventing women from transmitting citizenship is unconstitutional, opening the '1948 case' judicial pathway.
What this law actually does
Equality principle applied retroactively by courts to citizenship transmission
Forms the basis for 1948 court cases for female-line descent claims
Does not automatically grant citizenship — requires judicial action
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