Tag: sea rescue
Judgments
Diciotti Case, Italian Government violated International law in prohibiting disembarkment (Cass. 5992/25)The failure to promptly indicate the POS, together with the decision not to let the 177 migrants disembark form the Italian navy ship Diciotti for five days even though the ship was already moored in the port of Catania, constitutes a clear violation of the international regulations.
Judgments
Opposing deportation to Lybia is not a crime: the Vos Thalassa case (Cass. 15869/22)
Rescue operations at sea which result in the return of survivors to Libya constitute a breach of the principle of non-refoulement and violate the rights of the people rescued who…
Judgments
Carola Rackete's arrest was unlawful: saving people is a duty (Cass. 6626/20)Entering Italian territorial waters with rescued migrants aboard the ship without prior authorisation is not a crime, Rackete acted in compliance with the duty to rescue.