Pannofino Pays/Territoire Italie Type de cour Nationale - cour supérieure Date Jui 26, 2009 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal Corte Suprema di Cassazione Siège de la cour Rome Juge Amoresan, S.De Maio, G.Teresi, A.Gentile, M.Franco, A. Numéro de référence 26577/2009 Langue Italien Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Parcs nationaux Infractions/sanctions Mise en application Aire protégée Responsabilité/indemnisation Résumé U. Pannofino was declared guilty of hunting in a prohibited area within the National Park of Alta Murgia. The decision of first instance was confirmed by the Court of Appeals. The defendant submitted further appeal before the Criminal Court of Cassation and alleged violation of article 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code as well as article 111 of the Constitution. In particular the issue before the Supreme Court was whether the absence of perimeters and signs delimiting the prohibited hunting area would exclude liability or not The Supreme Court based its decision upon the general principle established under article 5 of the Criminal Code, according to which liability is not excluded when the error (i.e. ignorance of the delimitation of the prohibited hunting zone) is not excusable. In this case, the Supreme Court determined that the error was not excusable, since the parameters of the national park were accessible to the public through publication in ther official gazette. Therefore the Supreme Court confirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals and declared the defendant guilty.