Crisis in the Dublin System has shown that despite common European standards, migration policy is often built by the participating States on their own. The article deals with the modern experience of the Italian Republic in the sphere of providing international and humanitarian protection in the conditions of mass migratory flows. The author analyzes Italian legislation aimed at implementing the right to asylum in accordance with international and regional human rights standards. Commentary on the possible types of protection of forced migrants in the territory of the Italian Republic is given. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the grounds for granting the subsidiary protection status, as well as to the reasons for providing humanitarian protection in case of rejection of the international protection status. The conclusion is made about the growing importance of human rights protection in the Italian foreign policy.