Space Industrial Expansionist Act
A resolution to develop industry around the world.
Category: Advancement of Industry
Area of Effect: Labor Deregulation
Proposed by: Vooperia
The World Assembly,
Observing the quickening pace of Space Exploration,
Supportive of the eradication of poverty and the growth of new industry,
Interested in scientific advancement and breakthroughs,
Alarmed by the lack of guidelines concerning the ownership of land and transit of materials outside of Earth,
Hopeful that space will be used more for industry than for military,
Hereby,
1. Absolves any international treaties preventing the sovereign ownership of land and resources off of Earth's surface,
2. Instates recognition of the governance of non-Earth planetary regions,
3. Allows governments to declare ownership of extraterrestrial lands, given the government in question
- Has been formally recognized as a Nation,
- Invested in extensive programs to colonize or industrialize said lands,
- Has a physical presence in the location, whether by automated means or human colonization
4. Permits the transit of material through outer space, given
- It does not conflict with any current trade routes
- It does not carry any supplies banned within this Assembly
RL references (Earth)