This chapter explores the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights in the field of migrants’ rights on the Italian legal system, focusing on the principle of non-refoulement, the prohibition of collective expulsions, the deprivation of personal liberty in border procedures, and the protection of migrants’ private and family life. It highlights the ambivalent nature of this impact. On the one hand, domestic courts – most notably the Court of Cassation and the Constitutional Court – have shown a marked ability to internalise and, at times, further develop human rights, thereby ensuring effective protection in individual cases. On the other hand, a sometimes deferential stance adopted by the European Court of Human Rights toward State interests has contributed to a limited capacity to curb evasive practices implemented by the Italian executive. The resulting framework is one of uneven protection, where the effective enjoyment of rights depends largely on judicial intervention, against the backdrop of a lack of comprehensive legislative adjustment and the persistence of unlawful administrative practices.
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Chapter Title
L’impatto della CEDU sui diritti dei migranti in Italia: tra elusioni dell’esecutivo e protezione giurisdizionale
Authors
Francesca De Vittor
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1086-7.15
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Uno strumento vivente: l’impatto della CEDU sull’ordinamento italiano a 75 anni dalla sua adozione
Book Subtitle
Atti del Convegno tenutosi presso il Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza dell’Università degli Studi di Siena il 14 novembre 2025
Editors
Lorenzo Acconciamessa, Riccardo Pavoni
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Number of Pages
284
Publication Year
2026
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Firenze University Press, USiena Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1086-7
ISBN Print
979-12-215-1085-0
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979-12-215-1086-7
eISBN (epub)
979-12-215-1087-4
Series Title
Strumenti del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza di Siena
Series ISSN
3035-5656
Series E-ISSN
3035-5842