Interstellar Law - Constitutional Basis

Why are we discussing a Constitution as the Basis of Interstellar Law?

We discuss these issues because the presence of an interplanetary and interstellar sanctioned agreement will help prevent unilateral laws or, indeed, power, being imposed on the space community.

However, we must realise that space parties will, as they develop, grow and mature, at the least adjusting the context of this Constitutional Basis to fit their specific needs.

And looking beyond, as we move interstellar, the principles of law from a Federation of Planets covering several solar systems will become the new law. But in the interim, this Constitutional Basis will provide a good starting point for reaching the stars.

This is Mr. Risman's 16th law text. Mr. Risman is an Honours LL.B. graduate from the University of London, and obtained his LL.M from the same institution. Mr. Risman is a member of the Society of Legal Scholars of the United Kingdom and Ireland. He has advised the UK Supreme Court, and has spoken at Legal Conferences in the UK and abroad.