On the Militarization of Borders and the Juridical Right to Exclude
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
18 p.
Publication Date
4-2015
Publisher
Univeristy of Illinois Press
Source Publication
Public Affairs Quarterly
Source ISSN
2152-0542
Abstract
This work explores the increasing militarization of borders throughout the world, particularly the United States border with Mexico. Rather than further rhetoric of "border security," this work views increases in guards, technology and the building of walls as militarized action. The goal of this essay is to place the onus upon states to justify their actions at borders in ways that do not appeal to tropes of terrorism. This work then explores how a logic of security infiltrates philosophical discussions of "the right to exclude," thereby curtailing the ability to see borders in any other way than as a locale that must be militarized. Specifically, I analyze the work of Michael Blake and his juridical theory of immigration restrictions. I argue that his work necessitates the walling of borders and removal of those who create new obligations for current members of existing political institutions.
Recommended Citation
Silva, Grant J., "On the Militarization of Borders and the Juridical Right to Exclude" (2015). Philosophy Faculty Research and Publications. 508.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/phil_fac/508
Comments
Public Affairs Quarterly, Vol. 29, No. 2 (April 2015): 217-234. Permalink. © 2015 University of Illinois Press. Used with permission.