Roathin
13-07-2005, 11:26
Greetings.
In the light of recent events and the problems of both national sovereignty and international security, we of Roathin are posting an old proposal which many have not seen before. The following document establishes domains within which national sovereignty might fairly and legally operate and makes the universe of states more amenable to free trade between nations.
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Preamble:
We of Roathin, recognising the difficulty of maintaining the peaceful use of space and the inhibitory effect of this difficulty on physical transactions across that vast domain, submit the following draft proposal for critique before the merciless, kindly or otherwise perceptive examination of our peers, the august assembly of the NSUN.
The proposal below resolves to establish a legal framework for determining the limits of sovereignty in space, so as to encourage free trade by limiting the regions of space in which sovereign claims might inhibit that free trade.
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Draft Proposal: The NSUN 'Law of Space' Resolution on Limits to Sovereignty
Proposer: Roathin
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
A resolution to promote free trade through limiting the extent to which sovereign claims might inhibit such trade.
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RECOGNISING the difficulty of maintaining the peaceful use of space and the inhibitory effect of this difficulty on physical transactions across that vast domain;
CONCERNED THAT the free passage of peaceful craft might be forcibly terminated, or that the passage of peaceful sentient beings might be ended through the automatic exercise of sovereign territorial claims, application of deadly force or other means contrary to the principles of the NSUN;
The NSUN hereby resolves that
A limit to claims of sovereignty be established as follows:
1 Claims of sovereignty within three-dimensional space (hereafter referred to as '3DS') are to be endorsed by the NSUN within a specific region defined by relationship to the centre of mass of a body in space.
2 Each claim of territorial sovereignty of space made by an entity recognised by the NSUN must be linked explicitly to a specific body to which they have legal title, with the physical extent of that body in 3DS to be verified to the satisfaction of the NSUN.
3 The extent of such a claim within 3DS must be confined to a maximum radius of 1/6 of a light-second from the centre of mass of that body,
3.1 With the special case that should a body exceed 1/6 of a light-second in radius, the maximum extent of claim should be 1.05 times the radius of such a body;
3.2 With the further clarification that an aggregate body (e.g. a galaxy) in which every individual territorial claim belongs to the same claimant, might be considered as a single body for this purpose, subject to (2) above.
4 The existence of one or more such claims in no way infringes on the right of a claimant to have further claims subject to their legal title to a body for which such a claim be made.
5 The fact that the maximum extent of possible claim based on one body might overlap with another such claim be resolved as follows:
5.1 Since all such extents of claim are spherical, the physical overlap may be bisected by a plane;
5.2 The area of this plane which is in contact with both spheres of claim be the effective common boundary for both.
6 The fact that the actual absolute physical limits of such a claim might change in position with respect to 3DS be resolved as follows, with the general principle that a more static claim overrides a more dynamic one:
6.1 Subject to (5) above, the limit of claim is always considered relative to the body on which the claim is based;
6.2 In the case of a body which is able to change momentum and/or position under the influence of a controlling sentience claiming sovereignty based on it, the claim based on such a body shall be secondary to the claim of a body less capable at that instant of performing such changes;
6.3 In the case of a body which may change its extent significantly within 3DS (e.g. a variable star), using a claim under (3.1) above:
6.3.1 A claim based on such a body shall be either relative to the NSUN-ratified average physical extent of the body in 3DS, or a dynamic claim based on the actual moment-to-moment extent of the body;
6.3.2 The claim based on such a body shall be secondary to that of a body more constant in extent.
In the light of recent events and the problems of both national sovereignty and international security, we of Roathin are posting an old proposal which many have not seen before. The following document establishes domains within which national sovereignty might fairly and legally operate and makes the universe of states more amenable to free trade between nations.
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Preamble:
We of Roathin, recognising the difficulty of maintaining the peaceful use of space and the inhibitory effect of this difficulty on physical transactions across that vast domain, submit the following draft proposal for critique before the merciless, kindly or otherwise perceptive examination of our peers, the august assembly of the NSUN.
The proposal below resolves to establish a legal framework for determining the limits of sovereignty in space, so as to encourage free trade by limiting the regions of space in which sovereign claims might inhibit that free trade.
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Draft Proposal: The NSUN 'Law of Space' Resolution on Limits to Sovereignty
Proposer: Roathin
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Significant
A resolution to promote free trade through limiting the extent to which sovereign claims might inhibit such trade.
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RECOGNISING the difficulty of maintaining the peaceful use of space and the inhibitory effect of this difficulty on physical transactions across that vast domain;
CONCERNED THAT the free passage of peaceful craft might be forcibly terminated, or that the passage of peaceful sentient beings might be ended through the automatic exercise of sovereign territorial claims, application of deadly force or other means contrary to the principles of the NSUN;
The NSUN hereby resolves that
A limit to claims of sovereignty be established as follows:
1 Claims of sovereignty within three-dimensional space (hereafter referred to as '3DS') are to be endorsed by the NSUN within a specific region defined by relationship to the centre of mass of a body in space.
2 Each claim of territorial sovereignty of space made by an entity recognised by the NSUN must be linked explicitly to a specific body to which they have legal title, with the physical extent of that body in 3DS to be verified to the satisfaction of the NSUN.
3 The extent of such a claim within 3DS must be confined to a maximum radius of 1/6 of a light-second from the centre of mass of that body,
3.1 With the special case that should a body exceed 1/6 of a light-second in radius, the maximum extent of claim should be 1.05 times the radius of such a body;
3.2 With the further clarification that an aggregate body (e.g. a galaxy) in which every individual territorial claim belongs to the same claimant, might be considered as a single body for this purpose, subject to (2) above.
4 The existence of one or more such claims in no way infringes on the right of a claimant to have further claims subject to their legal title to a body for which such a claim be made.
5 The fact that the maximum extent of possible claim based on one body might overlap with another such claim be resolved as follows:
5.1 Since all such extents of claim are spherical, the physical overlap may be bisected by a plane;
5.2 The area of this plane which is in contact with both spheres of claim be the effective common boundary for both.
6 The fact that the actual absolute physical limits of such a claim might change in position with respect to 3DS be resolved as follows, with the general principle that a more static claim overrides a more dynamic one:
6.1 Subject to (5) above, the limit of claim is always considered relative to the body on which the claim is based;
6.2 In the case of a body which is able to change momentum and/or position under the influence of a controlling sentience claiming sovereignty based on it, the claim based on such a body shall be secondary to the claim of a body less capable at that instant of performing such changes;
6.3 In the case of a body which may change its extent significantly within 3DS (e.g. a variable star), using a claim under (3.1) above:
6.3.1 A claim based on such a body shall be either relative to the NSUN-ratified average physical extent of the body in 3DS, or a dynamic claim based on the actual moment-to-moment extent of the body;
6.3.2 The claim based on such a body shall be secondary to that of a body more constant in extent.