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Italy and France: Immunity for the prime minister of Italy and the president of the French Republic
Dr. iur., research department, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg
Criminal prosecution of incumbent Prime Minister of Italy and incumbent President of France for offenses allegedly committed before taking office"lex Berlusconi"decisions of Italian Corte Costituzionale of January 13, 2004 n. 24, and French Cour de Cassation of October 10, 2001, n. 481 (case 01-84922, Affaire Breisacher)