Sexual violence criminal offence - Possibility of deeming ‘unconventional’ sexual acts to be lawful insofar as they take place with the consent of the participants throughout their duration

Indirect discrimination not to employ a woman for reasons of physical unfitness due to short stature – Recruitment requirements in contrast to the principle of equality not taking into account the existence of the height difference generally found between men and women

Heterologous medically assisted procreation – Commodification of assisted procreation - Production and circulation of gametes for a fee contrary to the principles of free and voluntary donation of human tissues and cells

The offence of sexual violence is committed in the case of sudden embrace involving physical contact between the bodies, including the genitals, and lateral touching of the breasts - Offence of sexual violence and mitigating circumstances - Inability to counter

The offence of stalking is committed if the victim is continuously harassed by means of messages and posts on social networks, as well as by means of bitterly offensive and threatening expressions - Harassment and insults by means of Facebook posts and the consequent destabilising effect on the victim's peace of mind and psychological balance

Sexual violence and the hypothesis of lesser seriousness – Psychophysical consequences suffered by the victim judged to be of such a magnitude that the act cannot be considered less serious

Any form of psycho-physical coercion capable of affecting the freedom of people’s self-determination is sufficient for the offence of sexual violence to be committed - Cultural differences are irrelevant in offences against fundamental human rights

The offence of sexual violence is committed in the case of a slap on the bottom - Sexual act capable of embodying sexual pleasure or arousing the stimulus thereof

Sexual violence criminal offence - Foreigner accused of a crime against the person or the family – Defendant’s cultural and religious differences are in no way justifications

Negligent termination of pregnancy and manslaughter - Medical liability

Inability to register in Italy same-sex marriage celebrated abroad between an Italian citizen and a foreigner - Marriage performed abroad by a same-sex couple in Italy corresponds to a civil partnership

Discrimination on grounds of sex for different maximum retirement age limit between women and men - Maximum retirement age limit for dance workers

Possibility of voluntary termination of pregnancy - Failure to inform of possible foetus’ malformations

Sexual violence and sexual acts with a minor – Regarding sexual violence, the attenuating circumstance of the lesser seriousness of the act cannot be excluded by the mere consideration of the repetition of the illicit conduct by the defendant

Gang rape - Participation in gang rape by means of mobile phone filming - The offence of gang rape is committed even if not all members of the group commit acts of sexual violence

Compensation for so-called ‘damage from unwanted birth’ due to a doctor's error - Erroneous performance of pregnancy termination surgery - Violation of parents' freedom of self-determination

Maternity allowance - Possibility of cumulating the maternity allowance of the self-employed mother with the days off taken by the employed father

Stalking – Within stalking acts, possibility of deriving evidence of psychological disturbance from the victim's statements - Causing in the offended person a serious and enduring state of anxiety or fear

Principle of non-discrimination - Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006: “it is also appropriate to make express provision for the protection of the employment rights of women on maternity leave and in particular their right to return to the same or an equivalent post, to suffer no detriment in their terms and conditions as a result of taking such leave and to benefit from any improvement in working conditions to which they would have been entitled during their absence”

Different treatment of women justified on maternity grounds - Prohibition of dismissal on grounds of marriage applies only to the female employee