Submission by the UNHCR in the case of S.S. and Others. v. Italy (Appl. No. 21660/18) before the European Court of Human Rights

In this submission, UNHCR addresses the situation for non-nationals, including asylum-seekers and refugees, in Libya and provides UNHCR’s interpretation of the relevant principles of international refugee and human rights law regarding the extraterritorial scope of the non-refoulement obligation, principles of State responsibility in situations of rescue and interception at sea involving a non-Contracting State and capacity development and responsibility for aiding or assisting internationally wrongful conduct.