Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, Criminal Section VI, No. 36832/2019, 2 July 2019

Relevance of cultural factors as a justification for crimes against family members.

Art. 572, art. 582 Italian criminal code

The systematic use by the parent of physical and moral violence, as the ordinary treatment of the minor child, cannot be considered lawful, even if supported by the corrective and educational intent of the cultural conception of which the parent is the bearer.
(Case relating to verbal and physical assaults perpetrated by the parent against the minor daughter with corrective intent)