Italian Supreme Court dismisses appeal regarding asylum seeker's right to family reunification under immigration law.

The Court of Cassation dismissed the appeal filed by an asylum seeker challenging a lower court's refusal of family reunification. The applicant argued that the strict interpretation of family ties violated fundamental rights, while the state maintained that the statutory requirements for proof of relationship were not met. The court upheld the lower decision, ruling that the domestic law provisions regarding family reunification must be strictly applied without judicial discretion to override legislative intent.