Differences between italy and britain

Britain and Italian constitutions

Differences between them

Index

Parliamentary system

Diffrences in general

Electoral system

Constitution

Role of the Judiciary

Differences between Italian and British Constitutions

The British and Italian constitutions and parliaments differ in several significant ways. Some of the key differences include:

• written and unwritten constitution;
• parliamentary System and Mixed Presidential/Parliamentary System;
• electoral System;
• role of the Judiciary.

Written and unwritten constitution

Britain, unwritten constitution

Italy, written constitution

The British constitution is unwritten, which means that it is not contained in a single document. The constitution of the United Kingdom, in fact, takes shape in written form through a set of statutes (for example the Magna Carta or the Act of Settlement), treaties and legal decisions. It is also made up of other sources of a customary nature, such as Parliament’s constitutional conventions and real prerogatives.

The Italian constitution, on the other hand, is a written constitution that was adopted in 1947. After the fall of the fascist regime at the end of the Second World War (for this reason it is considered an anti-fascist constitution).

Parliamentary system

Italy, Mixed Presidential/Parliamentary System

Britain, parliamentary system

The British parliament is a parliamentary system, with the Prime Minister as the head of government and the monarch as the head of state.

The Italian system is a mixed presidential/parliamentary system, with the President as the head of state and the Prime Minister as the head of government.

Italy

Britain

The Italian Parliament is the national parliament of the Italian Republic. It is the representative body of Italian citizens and is the successor to the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy, the transitional National Council and the Constituent Assembly. It is a bicameral legislature with 600 elected members and a small number of unelected members. The Italian Parliament is composed of the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the Senate of the Republic.

The British parliament is bicameral, consisting of the House of Commons and the House of Lords with different powers.

Electoral system

Italy

Britain

The Italian electoral system is based on proportional representation, which means that seats in parliament are allocated according to the percentage of votes received by each political party.

The British electoral system is based on the first-past-the-post system, which means that the candidate with the most votes in a constituency wins the seat.

Role of the Judiciary

Italy

Britain

In the British system, the judiciary is independent of the legislative and executive branches, and is responsible for interpreting and applying the law.

In the Italian system, the judiciary is also independent, but has a wider role in the legislative process, as it can declare laws unconstitutional.

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