He then exercised his right under Italian law to remain absent.

Under Italian law, the men were not obliged to appear, and neither did so, according to the newspaper.

Italian law does not allow for further legal appeal after the decision on Wednesday.

This was for compliance under Italian law of the period.

The decision would not have set a precedent in Italian law, and the couple's legal standing seemed uncertain.

She has since campaigned for Italian law to be changed to allow all children to take their mother's last name if they wish.

Other issues, including the commercial code, are largely based on Italian law, much of which dates to the 1950's.

But these cases involved recent performances whose release would not have been permitted even under the Italian law.

I would like to quickly explain two things that are part of Italian law.

There is also the question of Italian common law.