Affaire Khlaifia et autres v. Italie: Standards of due process of law applied to administrative procedure of migration and deportation

Authors

  • Bárbara Cortés Cabrera
  • Camilo Jara Villalobos

Abstract

In September, 2015, the European Court of Human Rights ruled the case Affaire Khlaifia et autres v. Italie (Khlaifia and others v. Italy) relative to the claim filed by Tunisian migrants who entered Italy through light boats, for the unlawful procedure of detention and deportation of the Italian authorities. The judgment is very interesting, because apply the standards originated in the due process of law, to the administrative procedure of expulsion of immigrants. This article seeks to identify the main criteria established in the judgment, and compare it with previously standards set by doctrine and other human rights systems.

Keywords:

Immigration, Expulsion, Administrative Procedure, Due Process of Law