'Borders. A Study Concerning the Territoriality of the State'



Borders
the territoriality of state: this topic contains many different aspects. Consequently, the study is dedicated to the various semantics of the border. On the one hand, there are positive regulations of the national, supranational and international law, but on the other hand the border serves as a requirement of the state as well as of the constitution. In addition to the current phenomena, both their historical basis and utopian counter ideas are discussed. This subject awakens memories of the mythical border guardian, the Roman deity Terminus, but it also refers to our international community, which assumes this role today. Moreover, the border carries delicate political relevance in the refugee crisis of 2015. Extending beyond its national territorial presence, the border permeates the whole legal system. Thus, it constitutes a formal element of the basic issues of human existence. Beyond legal and real phenomena philosophical and essential questions of meaning arise.