Alessia Nicastro

About/Bio

Alessia Nicastro is a PhD candidate and teaching assistant in international law at the Geneva Graduate Institute, where she also earned her master’s degree. Her research focuses on violence against women in international law and feminist legal theories. Previously, she served as a project and research assistant at the Global Health Centre at the Geneva Graduate Institute.

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Does Italy’s New Femicide Law Comply with International Law?

On 25 November 2025, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Italian Parliament unanimously approved Law No. 181/2025, creating the autonomous crime of femminicidio (femicide). Published on 2 December, the law defines femicide as the intentional, gender‑motivated killing of a woman. With this reform, Italy joins a handful of European countries,…

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