Theft of food for subsistence is not a crime
Theft of food for subsistence is not a crime

Summary/Abstract: The court ruling acquitting a person for the crime of theft of food for subsistence, handed down by the Italian Supreme Court in 2016, presented a wide interest in the press, which described it as a historical decision and a precedent for similar situations.However, the case raises, especially, a special legal interest in the light of basis of the justifying cause of the state of necessity, retained by the supreme court in solving the concrete case.

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