{"product_id":"mars-colony-legal-code-michael-okane-9781945979101","title":"Mars Colony Legal Code: How Much Law Do We Take With Us?","description":"\u003cp\u003eHOW MUCH LAW DO WE BRING WITH US?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith so much interest in a manned mission to Mars, the colonization of Mars is no longer a question of \"if,\" but \"when?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are the minimum legal requirements for operating the colony on Mars? Should Mars even have its own law? Why not just use the laws of the space-faring nations? But what if those laws conflict? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe time to plan for a legal regime for the Mars Colony is now and not later. By the time the colonists land on Mars it will be too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mars Colony Legal Code is not just an effort to answer the question, \"how much law do we take with us?\" but also, \"and whose law?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not science fiction. What if you had to write a legal code for Mars. Where would you start?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf course, you wouldn't start from scratch. But you wouldn't start with the hundred-plus volumes of the New York statutes, either.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what's the minimum? Look at Alaska in 1959. Take out hunting and fishing and you know you have the minimum to run a jurisdiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr the legal regime for the former Canal Zone in Panama, which, while frozen in time, also constitutes the bare minimum necessary to run a jurisdiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther countries' laws are instructive, modern and workable. This draft general legal Code is designed to be a comprehensive set of rules for the maintenance and operation of the planned Mars colony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael O'Kane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945979100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945979101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andalus Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.25w x 0.32d","brand":"Michael O'Kane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45331838632191,"sku":"9781945979101","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae3b88f5-0e29-479b-9e44-704fc21ab182.jpg?v=1713971027","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mars-colony-legal-code-michael-okane-9781945979101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}