PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW IN THE TIMES OF NEW CHALLENGES AND A NEW TYPES OF CONFLICT

Abstract

There is no legal definition of a hybrid war in international public law, but what is happening on the Polish border with Belarus can be called a new type of border conflict. The situation on the Polish, Lithuanian and Latvian borders is evolving in a dangerous direction for the security of these countries and the security of the European Union, but it is also a humanitarian crisis. Public international law contains norms which give guidance on what steps should be taken. However, the development of the situation depends on the decisions of the countries involved in this border conflict. This conflict on the eastern border of the European Union has many aspects. This paper will provide an overview and explanation of the most important of them. Provisions of public international law and Polish national solutions related to migration and resolving such conflict situations are also discussed. This conflict is shown in a broader perspective of other hybrid actions used by Russia.