Is there a gap between principles and practices in using the ECHR to set limits to States’ discretion in the management of migration flows?
The protection from removal to unsafe countries under the ECHR: not all that glitters is gold
1. From ‘nothing to Soering’: the smart idea of the so called ‘protection par ricochet’ and the judicial dynamism of the Strasbourg Court inimmigration and asylum matters It is well-known that, unlike the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights (hereinafter ‘ECHR’) does not contain an express provision on the right...
Massive immigration flows management in Italy between the fight against illegal immigration and human rights protection
1. The context As is well known, in the last few years – and especially as from 2011, in the aftermath of the so-called Arab Spring – Italy’s southern shores have been hit by a massive and seemingly never-ending immigration flow coming from Northern and Central Africa and from the Middle East through the Mediterranean...
