Law of Guarantees

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The Law of Guarantees was an 1871 Italian statute that unilaterally defined the Pope’s rights and privileges after the annexation of Rome, attempting to regulate relations between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See.

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Law of Guarantees canonical 3
Law of Guarantees (1871) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian law
statute
affected diplomatic status of the Holy See
alsoKnownAs Legge delle Guarentigie
appliedIn Rome
former Papal territories annexed by Italy
codifiedIn Italian statutory law
consideredByHolySee insufficient recognition of papal sovereignty
country Kingdom of Italy
dateEnacted 13 May 1871
defined civil status of the Pope within Italy
legal position of the Holy See after loss of the Papal States
fullTitle Legge sulle Guarentigie
grantedTo Holy See
Pope
historicalContext Italian unification
after the annexation of Rome by the Kingdom of Italy
inspired Pope Pius IX’s self-description as a "prisoner in the Vatican"
jurisdiction Kingdom of Italy
language Italian
legalStatus remained in force in Italy until the Lateran Treaty
limited temporal power of the Pope
opposedBy Pope Pius IX
provided exemption of the Pope from Italian jurisdiction
financial endowment to the Holy See
freedom of communication between the Pope and the Catholic Church worldwide
inviolability of certain papal palaces and buildings
personal inviolability of the Pope
sovereign honors to the Pope
the right of the Pope to maintain a small armed guard
the right of the Pope to receive and send diplomatic representatives
purpose to define the Pope’s rights and privileges within the Kingdom of Italy
to regulate relations between the Italian state and the papacy
rejectedBy Holy See
relatedTo Papal States
Roman Question
Vatican City
signedBy King Victor Emmanuel II
subject relations between the Kingdom of Italy and the Holy See
status of the Pope after the annexation of Rome
supersededBy Lateran Pacts of 1929
linked to: Lateran Treaty

Lateran Treaty
typeOfGuarantees financial guarantees to the Holy See
personal guarantees to the Pope
territorial and property guarantees to the Holy See
unilaterallyEnactedBy Italian Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Italy
yearEnacted 1871

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Capture of Rome relatedDocument Law of Guarantees
Roman Question significantEvent Law of Guarantees
Roman Question relatedDocument Law of Guarantees
Presa di Roma treatyConsequence Law of Guarantees (1871)
linked to: Law of Guarantees