Cassation Court Ruling no. 11496/2025: when the convicted person cannot unilaterally initiate the recognition of a foreign conviction

The Court of Cassation, with ruling no. 11496 of 2025, clarifies the limits of Article 4, point 5, of Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA: the Italian State is not obliged to introduce into its legislation the possibility for the convicted person to initiate the procedure for the recognition of foreign judgments. A practical insight for lawyers and operators of European criminal law.