2006-12-05 16:27:11 · 12 answers · asked by Ejsenstejn 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Well actually, immediately, no one would actually want it because you couldn't do anything until it starts cooling. By the time it's usable, all the red tape would, presumably, be gone though. They're probably be an agenda at the U.N on who would want the chunk of land. Most people probably wouldn't find it useful as the costs of sustaining life there would be too much more than the profit possible. Nevertheless, most likely a country that could take care of the island (say France) with a large enough navy to check up on it. It'd probably go to whoever wants it more.
2006-12-05 16:41:39 · answer #1 · answered by nightrambling 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The owner of the land nearest the land created by the volcano owns the land through the principle of accretion under the Civil Law.
2006-12-06 00:30:08 · answer #2 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming it's not near any countries, whoever gets there first. The moon and Antartica are only neutral lands due to treaties agreeing to each.
2006-12-06 00:43:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would expect a free for all with endless (& worthless) debates at the UN. Those debates would cause global warming which would melt the ice caps flooding the island.
2006-12-06 01:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who ever gets to it first, kills the most for it, takes it from another country, whoever buys it from the U.N. oction block first. There are many ways to own land. We'd just need to find a way for someone to own it that wouldn't bother us. :)
2006-12-06 03:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by Jarod R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would become international land. There are already examples of this. For instance, Antartica and the Moon are both internatioal territories. This new piece of land would become international land.
2006-12-06 00:35:28 · answer #6 · answered by Funny Guy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If no one hears the volcano errupting than how does the tree falling in the forest know it's there?
2006-12-06 00:31:03 · answer #7 · answered by peggbt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first the question is is it inhabbital? two is it still an active volcano. there is hundred of thousands of islands all over the glob that don't have people living on them depends on what contintent it's close too.
2006-12-06 00:31:01 · answer #8 · answered by single-rose@sbcglobal.net 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
depends, if it's close to a shore of a country then it belongs to that country, internationally...I guess someone can claim it as their own if they go through the proper proceedings...
2006-12-06 00:35:58 · answer #9 · answered by via1790 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who ever rips over their and sticks their flag in first.
2006-12-06 00:29:23 · answer #10 · answered by obenypopstar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋