baby in space, what country does that child belong too?
also god gave us rules to fallow on earth but do these rules apply in space?
2007-08-11 09:56:48 · 7 answers · asked by hunda b 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's a perfectly legitimate question folks. One day in the future it will certainly become an issue. Wherever human beings go, both crime and government are certain to follow.
My guess is it would be the same kind of legal situation as if you have U.S. citizens on board a U.S. ship in international waters. Whatever happens on the vessel would first be governed by international law, and if no law under that jurisdiction is relevant to the situation at hand, then the laws of the nation that launched the vessel would govern. On the other hand, whatever nation you happen to be in orbit over at the time might try to claim jurisdiction, since a country has rightful claim to any airspace above it's territory and I don't think there is any established limit on the exact altitude to which it can claim it.
2007-08-11 10:24:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Q1 - The laws of the country that flagged the space craft would likely apply.
Q2 - Most likely the child would have the nationality of the mother and father ... you know, the way IT SHOULD BE here.
Q3 - If you believe in God's Laws, it wouldn't matter to you if you were on Earth or anywhere else in the Universe, you would have already made the personal decision to believe in your God and to adhere to his rules, so yes, they still apply in space.
2007-08-11 10:25:16 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'll skip the religious part of the question.
If the person in space is a military officer, or aboard a spacecraf owned by a particular country -- that country's laws would be in effect, just as it would onboard a ship in international waters.
As for the newborn, it would be the first country that it lands on -- if it's parents were citizens of that country. If not, then it would be applying for citizenship without any country of origin.
2007-08-11 10:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Citizenship follows the individual. Also, the laws of the land that launched the vehicle do too. A US citizen who gives birth in space gives birth to a US citizen. Crimes that might be committed in space are subject to the laws of the country of origin of the space craft.
As to moral issues like religion, if the holder of those religious concepts really believes in them it is not reasonable that those beliefs would fade with the effects of terrestrial gravitation.
2007-08-11 10:08:10 · answer #4 · answered by fredrick z 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not yet, but once there is a government there will be laws. With tiny nasa funding not happening anytime soon.
2007-08-11 10:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by ao85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't be serious. Ask something sensible. Are you smoking something?
2007-08-11 10:19:47 · answer #6 · answered by gulfbreeze8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this has to be the dumbest question ever.
2007-08-11 10:04:52 · answer #7 · answered by porcerelllisman q 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋