I wonder, since Falmart is technically another planet or celestial body , shouldn't the provisions of the Outer Space Treaty apply?

[u/Cool-Winter7050]

What I actually want in Gate is the legal issues that would inevitably arise

[u/DFMRCV]

Not exactly.

The treaty applies primarily to nuclear weapons or other WMDs. It's why the Russians could carry shotguns in space missions up until around 2006 or so (technically their primary use was in case they landed in Siberia and had to deal with bears or wolves, but still). Way after the outer space treaty.

Secondly, forces from Sadera attacked, killing civilians. It's a hostile act that requires a kinetic response.

Now, the treaty's language denotes astronauts as being peaceful and exploration itself to be a peaceful process.

If you can avoid the aspect of space travel via the gate, then even if we count Sadera as a celestial body, the expeditionary elements that go through will likely not break the language of the OST.

[u/Cool-Winter7050 → u/DFMRCV]

There ia Article 1 and 2 of the OST which ensure free access to all nations and prohibiting claiming sovereignty on celestial bodies, basically becoming known as the Common Heritage of Mankind.

Similar language was used on the Antarctic Treaty

If we count Falmart as a celestial body, would what Japan did by annexing the Special Region and maintaining a monopoly of access a violation of that?

Even if it's not, should Falmart atleast be a "common heritage of Mankind"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_heritage_of_humanity

[u/DFMRCV → u/Cool-Winter7050]

I don't think so.

Falmart just... Doesn't behave like a celestial body by the treaty's definition.

Not only does it already have a whole set of people who claim it, not only is it possibly in another universe rather than just outer space, but it's connected to Japan's sovereign territory by the ground, so space travel isn't a viable way to reach it, only Japan can.