Can I build my own Island in International waters?

Question

Recently the guys in Dubai have been making some beautiful artificial islands. If nobody owns the high seas perhaps it will soon become a good business proposition to start selling turnkey projects: "We build ISLANDS in the blue!"

Answer 1

what about pirates , / you will need anavy, army airforce , for protection

Answer 2

If an island is for sale, then yes, you can sell it or buy it. Artificial as it may be, it is considered real property and can be bought or sold. Hawaii is the best example of this. Additionally, property purchased as an island or any other property from the ground to the maximum height of the earth is also owned by the buyer. This means if you own property that from the ground to the solar system is in inhabitance of a satellite and one owns that air space by virtue of their land, then they can demand that such a satellite be removed from their space. It is no different than if one dug into the ground of a property and found oil or diamonds. It is the complete space of a property both above and underground of a property.

Answer 3

Sure you can, there's a Dutch company that designs floating concepts, you could do an entire city if you wanted.

But the difference is the floating, on the seas they'd have to be floating, which again Dubai is investing in so it can have a port in the sea as I recall for tourism. You cannot build an island from scratch in the ocean just because of the depths, it would have to be floating.

Answer 4

You deffinitely can build your own island In the international waters if you have that much money. Besides you can make any social system in your island. Be sure to make a government and have it recognised by the most important governments otherwise anyone could abuse you and your settlement.

So it's a very, very difficult job yet it is possible (legal to be precise).

Answer 5

That's amusing, you thought of selling artificial islands and I thought of making one into a litlte country with a city, palace, post office and everything. If Monaco can be country at only 480 acres then I can make a country too.

Answer 6

Technically sure you are able to. the main contemporary occasion is the principality of Sealand. it particularly is surely an previous british fort on the sea it particularly is outdoors England's 3 mile nautical sovereignty, and is hence outdoors jurisdiction. Sealand became based as a sovereign u . s . via a retired British considerable, who collectively along with his kin inhabited it in 1967 and declared it a sovereign u . s . alongside with awarding titles to its inhabitants. in spite of the actuality that no longer technically a recognized u . s . it particularly is a recognized self sufficient principality, and is self ruled. that's an extreme occasion, however the factor is reckoning on the place this island of yours is placed, it ought to show a complicated yet no longer impossible job, to legally set up a rustic. different examples of self sufficient u . s . islands may be the Isle of guy, which in spite of the actuality it particularly is risk-free via British forces is neither a member of the united kingdom or the european and is in actuality an self sufficient u . s ..

Answer 7

well first of all you have to send me and my family there to research the island for 6 months, on return ill will give you the advice you need.

Answer 8

i've always thought of doing somthing like this, firstly you'll need your own navy (a boat with a heavy gun) your airforce (remote control plane) and an army (yourself)

then once you have your occupation forces ready and your island built, you can claim it in the name of whatever and you can proudly say, this is my country, dig it b##ches!

Answer 9

unless u have a lot of sand like the arabs u r gonna be in trouble, the local builder suppliers would need a lot of notice for that quantity