10 Italian jurists sent out an official caution to the Italian federal government recently, contacting it to knock the Memorandum of Comprehending on military and defense cooperation with Israel, which is set to restore on June 8 for another 5 years, and threatening legal action if the federal government stops working to do so.
The jurists declare the memorandum remains in “outright, intentional, methodical, and intersectional offense of basic global law, treaty-based global law, and humanitarian law.”
The memorandum was checked in Paris on June 16, 2003, “in between the Federal government of the Italian Republic and the Federal Government of the State of Israel on cooperation in the military and defense sectors.” Still, according to the caution, it has actually stayed “shrouded in military secrecy” because that point. The memorandum attends to automated five-year renewals unless composed notification of termination is provided by among the celebrations to the other before completion of the five-year term.
Now, the 10 professionals in constitutional and global law, consisting of Ugo Mattei, Fabio Marcelli, and Domenico Gallo, have actually submitted an alerting to the Meloni administration. They are represented by the Luigi Paccione law practice in Bari.
The 2 primary problems provided by the jurists are, first of all, what they call an organized offense of global and humanitarian law by the Jewish State. Second of all, the Italian individuals are being rejected the right to info on the contents and expenses of the memorandum.
The jurists declare to be representative of “the Italian Constitution, the European Convention on Person Rights (ECHR), and the Treaties of the European Union, in addition to the ‘International Expense of Person Rights’ of the United Nations and the ‘UN Statement on Human Rights Protectors,’ embraced by UN General Assembly Resolution No. 53/144 in 1999.”
As mentioned, among the main problems raised by the jurists is the reality that the information and activities associated with the memorandum “are not all available to the understanding of Italian people, due to the reality that it consists of categorized info, some even covered by military secrecy.”
The jurists declare that such secrecy suggests, “by its very nature, that the memorandum most likely includes exchanges of info not for civilian functions, however at the minimum for defense– if not for geopolitical method or dispute.”
As the execution of the memorandum sustains expenses to the state budget plan, i.e., Italian people, the letter argues that the general public needs to have access to its “real execution in real-life situations.”
The secrecy of the memorandum breaches the Italian constitution
The letter likewise declares that the secrecy of the memorandum remains in direct offense of the Italian constitution, particularly the secured right to info under Post 21, and the human right to peace, as secured by Post 10 of the Constitution in combination with Post 28 of the Universal Statement of Person Rights.
According to the jurists, the memorandum has actually been completely in constitutional offense given that its imposition. The jurists highlight the 3 renewals to date of the memorandum, which accompanied 3 crucial occasions within the Israel-Palestinian dispute.
The very first renewal of the memorandum accompanied “Operation Cast Lead” in 2009, which the jurists stated led to 1,400 Palestinian deaths and countless injuries in Gaza, mentioning Amnesty International and the UN fact-finding objective.
The 2nd renewal accompanied 2014’s “Operation Protective Edge”, which the jurists declared led to more than 2,200 Palestinian deaths, mentioning the UN Report. The 3rd renewal accompanied the 2018– 2019 Gaza border demonstrations (” Great March of Return”) which the UN declared led to 230 Palestinian deaths.
As an outcome, the jurists state Italy is not satisfying its dedications under treaty-based global law by restoring the memorandum, provided Israel’s supposed ius in bello and ius advertisement bellum infractions.
The jurists end by officially asking the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) to start the treatment for knocking the memorandum; to notify [the jurists] of the initiation of the denunciation within 60 days; and to notify the [jurists], of the names of the authorities accountable for starting the denunciation treatment within 60 days.
The jurists then caution that “in case of non-response or failure to act” they will “continue through all lawfully allowed channels.”
Fausto Gianelli informed the Palestine Chronicle that “the renewal of this contract represents a verification of Italian assistance for the Israeli war device.”
He included that “The Italian federal government has a legal, not simply ethical, responsibility to act appropriately.”
❌ BREAKING ❌– Italian legal representatives take legal action versus Italian federal government for continuous partnership with Israel, including its legal defense.Under int’ l law– and Italian Constitution– Israel needs to suspend the MoU. Italians should ensure their gov acts appropriately. https://t.co/oxq1ByQ91D
— Francesca Albanese, UN Unique Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) Might 26, 2025 (* ) UN Unique Rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, required to Twitter to support the legal action versus the Italian federal government. She published that the MoU needs to be suspended according to Italian and global law.(* )Nevertheless, Anne Herzberg, the legal consultant of NGO Screen and a specialist on global human rights law, informed the (* )Jerusalem Post
that the letter “seems a PR stunt dressed up as a legal file focused on pushing the Italian federal government.”
” If the objective of these activists were to end the war and guarantee’ regard’ for global law, their time would be much better invested marketing for the release of the captives and ending Hamas’ help diversion,” she included.