What court has proper jurisdiction to hear a case seeking Pluto’s reinstatement as a planet?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at
10:32 pm
Igor asked:
Friends Of Pluto are seeking a legal remedy to Pluto’s dispute with the IAU.
Friends Of Pluto are seeking a legal remedy to Pluto’s dispute with the IAU.
The IAU is headquartered in Paris, France but it is a case that has international and universal implications. Do parties representing the plaintiff, the planet Pluto, file for an injunction in the international court at The Hague, a French court or a US federal court?
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No court has that jurisdiction.
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It would have to go to the United Federation of Planets, even though Pluto is not currently a dues paying member,.
Friends of Pluto, because they do not have a resident of Pluto as a member, are not, according to Federation Rule 123.45(3), accorded standing to pursue this case.
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If you would like to classify a large ice ball a planet then we would also have to classify several other large ice balls that orbit our sun planets, lets not digress, there has been enough of that lately.
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I’d try Center Court at Roland Garros