Recourse to compensatory measures within marital relationships is a recent occurrence in Italian Courts, achieved after a long and complex evolution. This study analyses the current doctrinal debate on the correct legal framework of intrafamily tort liability: it presents an accurate reconstruction of the provisions of the Italian Civil Code (with particular reference to Article 2059 thereof) and some possible adjustments of the current model established by the legal practice. Lastly, the study offers a reflection on the extension of intrafamily tort liability to non-married partners, as the Italian Court of Cassation held in 2013.... [Leer más...]