Silvia Borelli

Pushing Back Against Push-backs: A Right of Entry for Asylum Seekers Unlawfully Prevented from Reaching Italian Territory

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Abstract

A decision of a civil court in Rome has reaffirmed the illegality of ‘push-back’ operations under both Italian and international law. In a noteworthy and innovative development, the court further held that, in light of the fact that the claimants had been wrongfully prevented from reaching Italian territory, they had a subjective right as a matter of Italian constitutional law to be admitted to Italy so as to be able to make an application for international protection. The decision has potentially far-reaching implications for future cases before the Italian courts in the field of migration, and may also pave the way for similar findings at the international level.

Keywords

  • push-backs at sea
  • migration
  • asylum seekers
  • non-refoulement
  • externalization of migration controls

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