ITALY: “IMMIGRANTS MUST BE ADJUSTED TO THE VALUES OF RECEPTION COUNTRIES” – The Supreme Court ruling

With an important decision, the Italian Supreme Court ruled that “immigrants must adapt to the values of the host societies, which they know are different from their own.” In this way, judges rejected a request by Indian Shih, who had asked to be able to carry with him a “sacred knife”, according to his religious beliefs.

The Italian Supreme Court has said that “it is not possible for the abidance of values that may be lawful in the countries of origin to lead to the violation of the laws of the country hosting immigrants.”

The decision is expected to be the main point of reference, for example, regarding the attitude of some Muslim immigrants to the rights of women and homosexuals. Two key points that have already been the subject of many journalistic research by the Italian media.