The Significance of Borders

Thierry Baudet (1983) LL.M., studied Law and History at the University of Amsterdam, and received his PhD from Leiden University. He is a teacher at Leiden Law School, and has published two edited volumes on political philosophy. He is also a columnist for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad.

"A very serious work. It tackles a large and important subject with a calm and serious argument. The author develops his views with an unusual degree of energy and persistence." – Jeremy A. Rabkin

"A lucid and important book" – Theodore Dalrymple"

Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface

Part I – The Rise of Borders
Introduction
Chapter One: The State
1.1. The Rise of the State
1.2. Averting Civil War
1.3. International Relations
Chapter Two: Sovereignty
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Internal Sovereignty
2.3. External Sovereignty
Chapter Three: The Nation
3.1. Membership
3.2. Imagined Territorial Communities
3.3. Welcoming Newcomers
Conclusion

Part II – The Assault on Borders
Introduction
Chapter Four: Supranational Courts
4.1. The International Criminal Court
4.2. The European Court of Human Rights
4.3. The International Court of Justice
Chapter Five: Supranational Organizations
5.1. The World Trade Organization 5.2. The Security Council
5.3. The European Union
Chapter Six: Multiculturalism
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Legal Plurality
6.3. Cultural Diversity
Conclusion

Part III – The Need for Borders
Chapter Seven: Government
7.1. Introduction
7.2. Representation
7.3. Law
Chapter Eight: The Fallacies of Universalism
8.1. No More War
8.2. The Universal Society
8.3. The All-Inclusiveness of Loyalties
Chapter Nine: The Particularism of Citizenship
9.1. Loyalty
9.2. The Public Sphere
9.3. Without a ‘We’, It Won’t Work

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index