Talk:Common heritage of humanity
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Moon Treaty Reference in caption
editI am removing the sentence "Article 11 of the Moon Treaty declares the Moon and its natural resources the common heritage of mankind." from the caption of the earthrise photo near the top of this article.
My reasoning is that the Moon Treaty is a failed treaty that has not been signed by any nation that has actually sent sent payloads to the moon. The current caption implies incorrectly that the treaty is in force. Savlonn (talk) 10:19, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Ethics/Ecocentrism
editAre there any arguments against the principle of common heritage which go along the lines that the principle is favours mankind - i.e. that, however "neutral" it strives to be, it does not take into account that what is good for *humanity* might be bad for potential non-human life discovered elsewhere - I'm thinking in particular of stuff like ethics of terraforming.
(Question continues here, since I'm shifting topic.) BigSteve (talk) 19:51, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Status of the UNESCO Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations
editWhat is the status of the UNESCO Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations Towards Future Generations?
I see that it was proclaimed on November 12, 1997, but what is the effect of that proclamation? Does this have to be ratified or otherwise accepted by member states? What countries have adopted this and what countries are still pending?
Thanks! --Lbeaumont (talk) 19:55, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
Remove references to Space Law?
editThe moon treaty refers to celestial bodies as common heritage, but is a failed treaty. The other treaties settle on a (more vague, and probably less strong) 'province of all mankind'. Would it not be better to make a new page on province of mankind to prevent confusion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by BatistPaklons (talk • contribs) 07:27, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
- The Outer Space Treaty provides that "The exploration and use of outer space... is the province of all mankind". Each one of us has the right to explore and utilize the resources of outer space.
- The Outer Space Treaty does not prohibit the private ownership of outer space resources but the Moon Treaty's "common heritage of mankind" provision does prohibit private ownership. That prohibition is exactly why spacefaring nations did not become parties to the Moon Treaty, and that is why the Moon Treaty is a failed treaty.
- It is totally inappropriate for the article to assert that the Outer Space Treaty prohibits private ownership and that it contains a "common heritage of mankind" provision. I am going to remove the inappropriate reference to the Outer Space Treaty. MQMagoo (talk) 20:44, 30 March 2017 (UTC)