Pro Iure patrio stamus
This judgment of the court of the Vatican City State analyses the offences of child pornography, i.e. possession and exchange of pornographic material, and the competence of the State to prosecute offences committed outside its territory by diplomatic staff of the Holy See.
The Tribunal of the Vatican City State, in its ruling of 5 May 2007, addresses the sensitive issue of drug possession within the state.
The Supreme Pontiff has approved, with a rescript, the norms on reserved crimes of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The affair, called Vatileaks 2, stems from the theft of documents from the Holy Father Benedict XVI. This article analyses the sentence of the Vatican court.
The Fundamental Law of the Vatican City State is the legal text that sanctions the functioning of the city-state.
