http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/e85da74bfcc4e06d https://verfassungsblog.de/hybrid-attacks/ The Claim of Hybrid Attacks - Balancing State Sovereignty and Migrants’ Rights at the European Court of Human Rights Beuscher, Alison Jolynn Bücker, Johanna Goller, Laura Möller, Lina Sophie Stiller, Marlene Pfeiffer, Sarah Isabel eng 2025-02-21 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 European Court of Human Rights Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg Human Rights Migrant Instrumentalisation Schengen Borders Code migrant rights Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte | Straßburg Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 At the European Union’s external borders, migrants are being instrumentalized in geopolitical conflicts, as seen in cases before the European Court of Human Rights concerning pushbacks at the EU-Belarus border. Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania justify these measures as responses to a “hybrid war,” while critics warn against eroding non-refoulement protections. The Court’s ruling will be crucial in defining the balance between state security and human rights.