Immigrazione via mare
Non-refoulement, Legge 110/2017, Memorandum d’Intesa Italia-Libia e rischio di tortura
abstract
The essay examines the national and international legal framework which regulates the rescue activities at sea, the principle of non-refoulement in the light of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and the introduction of the crime of torture in Italy. In this context, the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy and Libya of 2 February 2017 is - in relation to the situation in Libya - in violation of the obligation to rescue at sea and the principle of non-refoulement.
Keywords: Non-refoulement • Rescue obligation • Torture • Immigration by sea • Memorandum Italy-Libya