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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.