Antonio Azara

Antonio Azara (1883–1967) was an Italian jurist and politician who served as the minister of grace and justice from August 1953 to January 1954.

Antonio Azara
Minister for Grace and Justice
In office
August 1953 – January 1954
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Pella
Preceded byGuido Gonella
Succeeded byMichele De Pietro
Personal details
Born18 January 1883
Tempio Pausania
Died20 February 1967(1967-02-20) (aged 84)
Rome
NationalityItalian
Political partyNational Fascist Party
Christian Democracy (1945–1994)

Early life and education

Azara was born in Tempio Pausania on 18 January 1883.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in law specializing on family and agricultural law.[1]

Career

In 1907 Azara became attorney general and first president of the Supreme Court.[2] He was also the secretary of the code reform commission.[1] In 1932 he joined the National Fascist Party.[3] Before his formal party membership he had been supporting National Fascist movement, ideas and doctrines through his writings and activities.[3] As of 1945 he was a member of the scientific committee of the magazine entitled Diritto razzista (Racist Law Italian).[3] Following the end of the Fascist rule in Italy he justified his activities arguing that he had served not "a party", but his "country".[3]

In 1948 he was elected senator with the Christian Democracy, keeping a seat from Palazzo Madama until 1968.[2] In 1952 he was also appointed public prosecutor of the Supreme Court.[3] He served as the minister of grace and justice in the Pella cabinet from August 1953 to January 1954.[2] He also served as the vice-president of the committee on legal and administrative questions under the Council of Europe.[4]

Personal life and death

Azara died in Rome on 20 February 1967.[1][2]

References
  1. "Antonio Azara" (in Italian). Paradisola. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. "Azara, Antonio" (in Italian). Italian Senate. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. Antonella Meniconi (2020). "The words of Justice and the long Italian transition (1943-1958)". In Massimo Meccarelli; Cristiano Paixão; Claudia Roesler (eds.). Innovation and Transition in Law: Experiences and Theoretical Settings. Madrid: Carlos III University of Madrid. p. 169. ISBN 978 84-1377-163-2.
  4. Mikael Rask Madsen (Winter 2007). "From Cold War Instrument to Supreme European Court: The European Court of Human Rights at the Crossroads of International and National Law and Politics". Law & Social Inquiry. 32 (1): 141. doi:10.1111/j.1747-4469.2007.00053.x.
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