In deep waters: The legal, humanitarian and political implications of closing Italian ports to migrant rescuers
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: The closure of ports to migrant rescue NGOs marked a turning point in Italy’s approach to seaborne migrations across the Mediterranean. This profile article examines the legal, humanitarian and political implications of this decision. Although closing ports is not necessarily unlawful under maritime, human rights and European law, this policy entails severe humanitarian externalities and may hardly help Italy’s call for structured, long-term solidarity in addressing the challenge of large-scale maritime migrations.
Source: Mediterranean Politics
Authors: Eugenio Cusumano, Kristof Gombeer
Institution: Leiden University
Language: English
Topic: Gender and Women's Rights
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2895843405