The border as institution vs. geographic location
A. There are multiple regimes that constitute the border as an institution: regulations covering the crossing of different types of commodities, money flows, individuals, information;
B. These multiple regimes tend to cohere around a) the stateís unilateral authority to define and enforce regulations, b) the stateís obligation to respect and uphold the regulations coming out of the international treaty system or out of bilateral arran
C. Globalization produces ruptures in the mosaic of border regimes insofar as it requires opening up for certain types of flows, such as certain types of capital, information, goods, and services.