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This paper discusses the judgment delivered on 23 February 2012 by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Hirsi Jamaa and Others v Italy. The author argues that it is not only a clear condemnation of the “push-back policy” enacted by Italy towards foreign nationals who have been refoulés towards Libya, but also a warning to conform to the principles it contains, should similar cases arise again of migrants or asylum seekers intercepted at sea by the Italian authorities.