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A bit of "legal realism" here: if someone takes over Sealand and starts expanding it and doing anything the UK doesn't like, they will simply put a stop to it.
by _-___________-_ 6y ago
A bit of "legal realism" here: if someone takes over Sealand and starts expanding it and doing anything the UK doesn't like, they will simply put a stop to it. International law only matters insofar as other nations are willing to use it, and nobody will care enough about Sealand.
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoSure, but to what extent could they operate without upsetting the UK? Some tax-free tourism? Probably get away with it. Running some sort of Epcot/Sidewalk Labs-esque experimental town on "land" nobody cares about... probably also workable. As long as it doesn't pose a danger to the UK and isn't distinctly criminal in nature, it's probably not going to get much attention.