http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/9b069e1a524bb615 https://verfassungsblog.de/externalising-migration-control/ Externalising Migration Control - S.S. and Others v Italy Marks A Missed Opportunity for Accountability Harb, Malak eng 2025-07-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union ECtHR EU Europa Europarecht Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg Human Rights Human Rights Italy Jurisdiction Migration SAR Charta der Grundrechte | Europäische Union EU Europarecht Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg Human Rights Migration Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 20th of May 2025, the European Court of Human Rights declared the case of S.S. and others v Italy inadmissible under Art.1 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The decision marks a missed opportunity. Instead of addressing the question of functional jurisdiction in the context of externalised migration control, the Court found that Italy does not enjoy extraterritorial jurisdiction over a group of irregular migrants whose ship was wrecked on the high seas near the Libyan coast. The ruling is another illustration of how externalised border control and “pull-back” policies are becoming normalised in Europe.