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Old October 9th 07, 10:34 AM posted to sci.space.policy,rec.arts.sf.science,sci.space.station
BernardZ[_2_]
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Crown-Horned Snorkack wrote:

:On 8 okt, 16:09, Fred J. McCall wrote:
: BernardZ wrote:
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: :
: :Worst case the company could pick the country that it was based on like
: :ships do today.
: :
:
: In the case of space, that doesn't save you unless all your people are
: willing to give up their citizenship.
:
:
:Really? Why?
:

Because many countries (like the US) sort of require it, since they
are still going to be responsible for the actions of THEIR citizens.
If they're going to be responsible, they want to control the company.


The company should be able to arrange its affairs to overcome these
problems.


http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress...ndez032707.htm

The principal law under which the U.S. exercises its Special Maritime
and Territorial Jurisdiction is set forth in Section 7 of Title 18 of
the U.S. Code. This statute provides, in relevant part, that the U.S.
has jurisdiction over crimes committed on a ship if:

* The ship, regardless of flag, is a U.S.-owned vessel, either whole
or in part, regardless of the nationality of the victim or the
perpetrator, when such vessel is within the admiralty and maritime
jurisdiction of the United States and out of the jurisdiction of any
particular state;
* The offense by or against a U.S. national was committed outside
the jurisdiction of any nation;
* The crime occurred in the U.S. territorial sea (within 12 miles of
the coast), regardless of the nationality of the vessel, the victim or
the perpetrator; or
* The victim or perpetrator is a U.S. national on any vessel during
a voyage that departed from or will arrive in a U.S. port.




:
:Suppose that someone sets up a Liberian space ship. Some of the
assengers, employees and investors are citizens of countries other
:than Liberia.
:
:Presumably, if the rules on board the spaceship or in Moon colony are
:felt to be unfair to some of those involved, the consul of their
:native country in Liberia can complain to Liberian government and ask
:the Liberian government to enforce their laws.
:
:Whereas if those involved have given up their citizenship and become
:Liberian naturalized citizens, they have no consuls to protect them,
:but they can themselves complain to Liberian government...
:

The law isn't about protecting the individuals. It's about
responsibility for actions that are essentially 'extra-territorial'.
If a Mongolian crewman does something on your Liberian spaceship that
leads to a couple of buildings getting smashed, who is responsible?

Hint: It doesn't work like ships, where the flag nation is
automatically responsible.




You may want to check this link out

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/05/09/tanker-
investigation050509.html

Apparently Liberia.