"It is fair to ask whether the Italian legal system is capable of withstanding the impact of such profound changes in the global arena, while inevitably paying the price, as mentioned above, for the increasingly narrow limits of the national dimension. The constitutional framework continues to offer important protection for fundamental rights. Contrary to the foreign-influenced suggestions that often emerge in our country, Italy is appreciated for the balance it has achieved between security requirements and the defence of constitutional guarantees, whereas other states have adopted strategies that have resulted in a sharp limitation of citizens' rights. The same can be said for the objective of maintaining and guaranteeing the autonomy and independence of the judiciary, the mandatory nature of criminal proceedings, and the regulatory provisions on appeals, which still offer important legal protection for citizens' rights. Historically created to curb the abuses of executive power, this robust legal and institutional framework now acts as a bulwark against dangerous populist tendencies that undermine the levels of legal civilisation achieved by our country."
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Communications on the administration of justice by Minister Andrea Orlando to the Italian Parliament, 18 January 2017
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