Property Rights

Property Rights in space are a complex subject. It is inextricably bound up with ClaimsOfTerritory? , philosphies of money and economies, and SpaceWeaponization.

Some Proposals

Alan Wasser and Douglas Jobes made this suggestion in the Journal of Air Law and Commerce, though some luminaries in the field, like Wayne White have suggested alternatives.

How can property rights exist without government enforcement?

Is there a difference between property rights and property law?

What is the practical difference between recognition of property rights and conferring of property rights?

The Case for Not Defining

The biggest case to be made for not defining the law: we don't know what the law should be. What others are there? What considerations should be taken into account?

-- JonCard - 01 Jul 2008