The seminar “Facilitation of Irregular Immigration and NGOs: Between Crime and Duty to Rescue” was held at the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Salerno, within the framework of the activities promoted by the EUVALWEB Legal Observatory.
The event provided an important opportunity for discussion on the sensitive issues surrounding search and rescue operations at sea, focusing on the applicable international legal framework and on matters related to the safety of NGO vessels engaged in SAR activities. Particular attention was also devoted to questions of criminal and administrative liability, as well as to the issue of the criminal responsibility of migrants solely for having irregularly entered Italian territory.
The Director of the EUVALWEB Legal Observatory, Teresa Russo, expresses her sincere gratitude to the excellent speakers, Dr. Giovanni Calvelli, Prof. Mauro Menicucci, and Dr. Rocco Alfano, as well as to everyone who contributed to the debate with expertise and critical insight.
Special thanks are also extended to Nina Madjovska Naumovska, PhD candidate at the University of Goce Delcev Stip (North Macedonia), currently undertaking a short-term Erasmus+ mobility at the EUVALWEB Legal Observatory, for her valuable contribution to the implementation of the seminar.
Finally, thanks go to all participants for contributing to a moment of legal and institutional reflection on issues of great contemporary relevance and humanitarian importance.
Pictures of the day are available at the following LINK.
