The Constitutional Court of Italy published this Thursday (30) a Sentence 63/2026, detailing the conclusions of the hearing held on March 11, 2026. The document addresses the legitimacy of the restrictions on Italian citizenship iure sanguinis introduced by Decree-Law 36/2025, the infamous Tajani Decree.
The court acknowledged that the legislature has the power to intervene in the criteria for realizing the right to citizenship. However, the decision reaffirmed a fundamental principle: the “status civitatis” Citizenship is acquired at birth. It is not acquired through official recognition; rather, it is a status transmitted automatically by birth.
