Unowned Resources
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The Issue: Governments and international
groups claim the right to unowned resources that they have no jurisdiction
over, imposing those claims against individuals by force.
The Principle: Individuals have the
right to homestead unowned resources, both within the jurisdictions of national
governments and within such unclaimed territory as the ocean, Antarctica and
the volume of outer space.
Solutions: We oppose any recognition
of fiat claims by national governments or international bodies to unclaimed
territory. We urge the development of objective international standards for
recognizing homesteaded claims to private ownership of such forms of property
as transportation lanes, broadcast bands, mineral rights, fishing rights
and ocean farming rights.
Transitional Action: All laws, treaties
and international agreements that would prevent or restrict homesteading
of unowned resources should be abolished. We specifically hail the U.S. refusal
to accept the proposed Law of the Sea Treaty because the treaty excluded private
property principles, and we oppose any future ratification.
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