The systematic lack of accountability for migrant rights violations occurring in the context of migration control and other deterrence measures has been contested in theory and practice. While the scholarship has explored various accountability venues above and beyond international refugee law and within specialised regimes, new litigation strategies have accountability across multiple judicial and quasi-judicial fora at national and international levels. Against the background of this multilevel litigation strategy, international criminal law has emerged as a new site for accountability for violence against migrants at the borders of Europe. Starting from the Libyan case study, this article will examine the potential of international criminal law in the struggle for accountability for migrant rights violations. It will discuss whether and how qualifying migrant rights violations as crimes against humanity can illuminate certain aspects of violence against migrants at the borders of Europe while concretely challenging and addressing contemporary contactless forms of migration deterrence.

在移民控制和其他威慑措施背景下发生的侵犯移民权利行为缺乏系统性问责，这一现象在理论和实践中一直存在争议。虽然该奖学金探索了国际难民法之外和专门制度内的各种问责场所，但新的诉讼策略在国家和国际层面的多个司法和准司法论坛中具有问责制。在这种多层次诉讼策略的背景下，国际刑法已成为追究欧洲边境暴力侵害移民行为责任的新场所。本文将从利比亚案例研究开始，探讨国际刑法在追究侵犯移民权利行为责任方面的潜力。