State border as an object of administrative and legal activity of the State Customs Service

Abstract

Protection of the state border is one of the most important functions of the state. The state border is a feature that should be inherent in any state and without which its existence is impossible. Areas of territorial sovereignty of states are determined by the boundaries established between them. Thus, the main purpose of borders is to establish the boundaries of state territories. No state can exist without a legally defined territory. However, the geopolitical state attribute is the relevant political space, which is determined by state borders, which are enshrined in national and international law. The proper functioning of any country, the level of its social and economic development directly depends on the reliable protection, defense and stability of state borders. An integral part of the state border policy and state and legal regulation is the creation of an effective, perfect legal framework and conditions for ensuring the sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, taking into account the current security challenges related to state regulation of border security. , protection and defense of the state border in general and administrative and legal regulation in particular. Ukraine's European integration policy, globalization processes taking place in the world, manifestations of foreign aggression affect border policy and require finding ways to increase the level of reliability of protection and protection of the state border as the main attribute of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and important national security of Ukraine. An important measure to increase Ukraine's border security is the implementation in Ukraine of the project "EU Support to Strengthening Integrated Border Management in Ukraine (EU4IBM)" funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD). The implementation of the Project will provide an opportunity to identify and eliminate shortcomings in the implementation of reforms that will help bring the national border management system closer to the standards and best practices of the European Union.