Law

Formal and existential law

08.10.2024

The eminent German jurist and philosopher Carl Schmitt developed the concept of the decision in exceptional circumstances. Ernstfall (exceptional circumstances) is when a political decision is made in circumstances that cannot be governed by existing legal rules; in a situation that is not covered by the available law, or if it is, not sufficiently covered; when acting within the law will lead to significant negative consequences.

Trump ordered Mexican Border Wall

26.01.2017

On Wednesday, January 25th, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order starting the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico. The new president also claimed that Mexico would pay for the wall “100%.”

Building a 2,000 mile (3,200 km) barrier along the Mexican border was one of Mr. Trump’s key pledges in his election campaign.