意大利《宪法》第 2、第 3、第 29、第 30 和第 31 条规定，保护儿童免遭家庭内一切形式的暴力，甚至包括轻微的体罚。保护儿童“在受父母、法定监护人或其他任何负责照管儿童的人的照料时，不致受到任何形式的身心摧残、伤害或凌辱，忽视或照料不周，虐待或剥削，包括性侵犯”的规定也来自 1989 年联合国《儿童权利公约》，意大利将该公约纳入了国内法，即 1991 年第 176 号法。
The protection of children from all forms of violence within the family, including even mild corporal punishment, is enshrined in Articles 2, 3, 29, 30 and 31 of the Italian Constitution. The protection of children from “all forms of physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse, while in the care of parent(s), legal guardian(s) or any other person who has the care of the child” also flows from the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Italy incorporated into national law in Law No. 176 of 1991.