Of particular relevance here, we have jurisdiction over the judicial system and the criminal code.

CNN: Transcript: House Judiciary Committee

Reviewing the judicial system in January, Ms Severino mentioned backlogs of 5.5m civil and 3.4m criminal cases, with an average of over seven years needed for final judgments to be reached for the former and almost five years for the latter.

ECONOMIST: An overdue reform of Italy��s judicial system