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Apr 26, 2012
The Ideal Law of Government
Publication: Space 2002 and Robotics 2002
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A system of governance will be required for each of the human settlements that will predictably be established on the Moon, Mars, and other sites in the solar system in the 21st century. The success or failure of the extraterrestrial settlements will depend to a large degree upon the ability of their respective governments to create bodies of laws that facilitate space exploration and development and that serve the best interests of space faring peoples and institutions. The present paper discusses the "ideal law of government" as a model for the design of the laws of space governments.
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Space 2002 and Robotics 2002
Pages: 580 - 586
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© 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aerospace engineering
- Analysis (by type)
- Astronomy
- Buildings
- Business management
- Engineering fundamentals
- Facilities (by type)
- Failure analysis
- Government
- Government buildings
- Human and behavioral factors
- Mars
- Moon
- Organizations
- Planets
- Practice and Profession
- Public administration
- Public buildings
- Public policy
- Space exploration
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
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Independent investigator; Chairman of the Quality of Laws Institute, 14341 Horizon Court, Poway, California, 92064. E-mail: [email protected]
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