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statuto

Statuto is the Italian term for a statute, charter, or set of by-laws that governs an organization or institution. In Italy and other Romance-language contexts, statuto denotes the formal document that defines an entity’s purpose, rules, and governance. In English usage, the corresponding concepts are statute, charter, or by-laws depending on the scope.

A statuto typically establishes the entity’s aims, membership and eligibility, governance structure, rights and duties of

Legally, the statuto is binding on the organization’s members and leadership, and it often interacts with higher

A historically significant example is the Statuto Albertino of 1848, the constitutional charter granted by Charles

Statuto is used across contexts—corporate, nonprofit, municipal, and educational—often referred to as statuto sociale or statuti

members
and
officers,
rules
for
meetings
and
voting,
financial
provisions,
and
procedures
for
amendments
or
dissolution.
It
may
specify
the
process
to
create,
approve,
and
amend
the
document,
and
the
conditions
under
which
the
organization
can
be
dissolved
or
merged.
law.
While
it
governs
internal
affairs,
it
can
also
affect
third
parties
through
contracts,
registrations,
or
regulatory
compliance.
Amending
a
statuto
usually
requires
a
defined
majority
or
notarial
authentication.
Albert
of
Sardinia.
It
served
as
the
constitution
of
the
Kingdom
of
Sardinia
and
later
of
the
Kingdom
of
Italy
until
it
was
superseded
by
the
1948
Constitution
of
Italy.
in
organizational
settings.
The
concept
is
parallel
in
many
languages
to
the
idea
of
a
formal
governing
document.