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SECTION 47

THE LEGALLY PROTECTED CHIEF AND AUXILIARY
INTERESTS OF THE STATE IN DETAIL

The legally protected interests of the state are: —
A. Auxiliary interests (those relating to the perma-
nance of the state) : —

1. The interest in the government of the domain of
the state. This interest is the basis of the law of terri-
torial sovereignty. It is denominated an auxiliary
interest; and is, as such, legally protected in order that
it may be legally possible for the state to exercise terri-
torially its remaining, and in particular, its chief sov-
ereign rights, on its own territory, with an exclusion of
all foreign influence. The domain of the state for the
purpose of government is territorially divided into
provinces, districts and other similar divisions. 1 For
the purpose of excluding foreign powers, the territorial
boundaries are in part obviously fortified. 2

2. The interest in the government of persons. This
interest is the basis of the law of personal sovereignty.
It does not exist simply with reference to subjects of
the state whose position as such is a matter of accurate
legal determination, 8 and of which class, citizens form
a part. It extends also to foreigners coming into legal
contact with the state only in certain particular con-
nections, subditi secundum quid. Of the latter are

1 Concerning the historical reasons of divisions of the state domain see
sec. 2, supra. With reference to the significance of the capital city, see Gareis,
Allg. St. R., p. 139.
* This calls to mind the armed separation of the Roman Empire from
Germany through the linus; also the mark polity of Charlemagne.
* Cf. imperial statute June 1, 1870, and Aug. 16, 1896, with reference to
acquisition and loss of nationality.
