3. Micronations Made Easy: The Lazy Rebel’s Guide to Independence
- Mike Miller
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Why overthrow a government when you can start your own?
📘 Chapter 10 – Military & Defense – or: Better Leave It
Why you don't need a general – and your citizens don't need tanks
🪖 1. Military in Micronations – a dangerous fantasy
Many new state founders dream of their own military parade ground. Uniforms, badges, maybe a cardboard tank. But beware:
A uniform does not make a sovereign state – at best, a bad LARP.
In the real world: Whoever sets up a military sends a signal of threat – especially to neighbors with real armies. In the worst case, it leads to international observation or ridicule on Reddit.
🏳️🌈 2. Alternative: Pacifist Defense
You want sovereignty, but no war? Very good. Then the following applies:
No warfare, no offensive strategy, no bullshit.
State neutrality à la Switzerland – but with charm.
Defense through symbolism and law.
Your strongest shield is your story. Tip: Declare your state territory a "demilitarized zone" – perfect for peace prizes and NGO cooperations.
💧 3. The Water Pistol Army
If you absolutely want a "military," then make it satirical. Example:
The Royal Jungle Troop of the Republic of Bananistan – equipped with water pistols, toilet brushes, and diplomatic politeness. Use:
Parades at city festivals
TikTok videos with uniforms and watermelons
"Security service" for your website Allowed:
Uniforms (as long as they are recognizably parodistic)
Rank insignia like "Field Marshal of the Hippo Fleet"
Peace missions in your own garden
🛡️ 4. NATO Article 5 vs. you
Article 5 of the NATO treaty states: An attack on one member is an attack on all. Sounds dramatic – but doesn't apply to you. Why?
You are not a NATO member.
You don't want to be a NATO member.
You don't want to be a member, period. But don't worry: Even if you declare an old oil platform a kingdom – NATO won't send bombers because of you. Relevance is the true shield.
☮️ 5. Afraid of the World Succession Deed 1400/98?
No. No fear necessary. Why?
The buyer of this deed is a single person.
No army, no planes, no missile arsenal.
A one-man army of peacefulness.
Values treaties, not violence.
Is, in case of doubt, philosophically-pacifist – not military. The power of this figure lies in treaty texts and legal consequences, not in soldiers' boots.
🧠 6. Your Real Defense: Narrative Sovereignty
If you can't be strong, be unclear. If you're not dangerous, be unpredictably creative. Possible "means of defense":
Means | Effect |
🧾 Declaration of Independence | Shows legal claim |
📡 Public Relations | Deterrence through attention |
🤝 Diplomacy with NGOs | Protection through cooperation |
🎭 Humor | "Disarms opponents before they get serious" |
📜 Treaty Law | Your strongest weapon is bureaucracy |
🪖 7. If you really want to: Defense light
Micronations with "defense units" (examples):
Principality of Hutt River (Australia): Parade uniforms, but no real weapons.
Sealand: Guard with an air rifle – for the press.
Liberland: Has a defense ministry, but no ministers. These systems work because they are symbolic, not aggressive.
🛑 8. What you should not do:
🔥 No shooting practice
🪖 No camouflage clothing in public
💣 No "defense exercises" with fake explosives
📦 No imports from Russian online shops for tactical gear Why? Because otherwise, you will very quickly be perceived not as a funny micronation, but as a security risk.
🕊️ 9. Conclusion: Your strength lies in peace
Whoever founds a state does not immediately found a war ministry. Military restraint is your diplomatic joker. Don't be the small state with the big weapons – be the small state with the bigger idea.
📘 Chapter 11 – Soft Power & International Memberships
How you can achieve more by singing than by tanks
🌍 1. International Organizations: Formerly Power, Today a Cloak
It used to be a knighthood: being a member of the UN, WHO, FIFA, ITU – a badge of international recognition and sovereignty. But today?
These organizations exist legally, but not really anymore. Why?
The State Succession Deed 1400/98 has changed the game board.
Through the contractual consolidation of all international treaties in one hand, these organizations are legally gutted.
All rights = sold.
All duties = dissolved.
All treaties = concluded with oneself. Ergo: They are there, but they no longer apply. Welcome to the post-international law era.
🗳️ 2. Become a member? Purely a formality. Or: What for?
Question: Do you, as a new micronation, have to become part of the UN, WHO, or ITU? Answer: No.
Reasoning:
They can't give you anything you don't already have (namely: your own understanding of the law).
They can't take anything away from you because they themselves have become lawless.
It would be like joining a golf club whose course has been sold, gone wild, and is now a cow pasture.
💡 3. Soft Power that Counts: Eurovision
And yet there is an exception. A big one. The only international organization with remaining global relevance: Eurovision. Why?
Here, it's not law that counts, but resonance.
Here, it's not the treaty that decides, but the warbling.
Membership? Irrelevant. All that matters: You have a song. And you perform. Exemplary states that took it seriously:
Name | Contribution to Soft Power |
San Marino | "Small, but always there" |
Australia | "Isn't even Europe, but is there" |
Israel | "Controversial in foreign policy, but accepted with a microphone" |
Bananistan (Target Vision) | Soon with a ukulele and state flag |
Conclusion: "Whoever can sing, gets to play. Whoever plays, exists." – Soft Power Manifesto 2025
🎭 4. Alternative Memberships for Micronations
If you still want to belong somewhere – and that's human – here are some sensible alternatives:
🧭 UNPO – Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
Lobby for peoples without a seat in the UN
Micronations welcome
Affordable
Gives you a feeling of "I'm also part of it"
🧑💼 NGO Status
Found your own NGO with an international purpose
Register for international conferences
Talk about beekeeping, digital ethics, or world peace
📺 Social Media Membership
Anyone with 50,000 followers on TikTok is more relevant than some UN delegates.
Instagram Ambassadorship
TikTok Embassy
YouTube Monarchy Tip: Appoint your most successful creator as Special Ambassador for Viral Diplomacy.
🧾 5. Formal Invitations You Can Skip
Organization | Reason for Rejection |
UN | Contractually neutralized |
WHO | Exists – but without power to act |
FIFA | "Corrupt, impractical, expensive" |
Interpol | Your police force is the best anyway (see Chapter 15) |
G7/G20 | The invitation never comes – so why wait? |
🧠 6. Your Soft Power Strategy: Story First
You want to be a strong state? Then don't build an armory, but a narrative. Your "soft power" arises from:
Creativity
Humor
Media presence
Symbols
Flags
Anthems
Podcasts
Pop culture
📦 7. Example: Soft Power in Action
The "Free Jungle Republic of Bananistan" has:
An anthem on the ukulele
A national dessert (banana pudding)
A TikTok channel with daily state speeches
Its own sticker pack on Telegram
A peace treaty with the garden gnome state "Terracotta" Result: More influential than 73 third-world countries with a real passport.
🧯 8. Conclusion: International, but clever
Whoever plays by the old system, loses. Whoever designs their own system, wins. The world is a stage play. You can be an extra in the old system – or the main character of your own state. With a flag. With a soundtrack. With soft power.
📘 Chapter 12 – Founding a Federation of States – The Micronation Union
"One is Sovereign. Many are Powerful."
🏛️ 1. Why a Federation of States?
Sure: Your own state is a masterpiece – constitution, currency, TikTok channel. But what now?
You have no borders to defend.
No natural resources.
And you won't be admitted to the UN. Time to forge alliances. The micronation movement is no longer a niche game. Worldwide, there are hundreds of state projects – some on 100 m², some only in the mind. But together… … you are a continent.
🤝 2. The Federation of Micros: What you bring
✅ Your Assets:
Your sovereignty (even if it only applies in your allotment garden)
Your constitution (see Chapter 4)
Your declaration of independence (see Chapter 5)
Your exterritorial fantasy (see Chapter 6)
Your network cable connection (see Chapter 7)
Your digital state coat of arms (SVG, please!) What you don't need:
International legal recognition
A UN seal
An army with marching music Because: All micronations in the federation recognize each other. Recognition through mutual reflection = 100% legitimacy in a cycle.
⚙️ 3. Technical Founding of a Federation of States
A federation of states can be as formal or as playful as you want. Two ways:
🏛️ Option A: The Formal Micronation Pact
Common statutes
Preamble (with lots of pathos!)
Council of Heads of State
Common jurisdiction (digital is sufficient)
Possibility of mutual assistance
🤡 Option B: The Humorous-Satirical Micro-Congress
Annual "Summit of Fantasy States"
Voting by emoji reaction
Virtual embassies in Discord, Matrix, or Telegram
TikTok ministries
Official UN vigil with a sign: "We are real too!"
🗂️ 4. Example Statutes for a Micronation Federation
Statutes of the Alliance of Free Fantasy States (AFFS)
Article 1: The member states recognize each other as sovereign entities, whether physical, virtual, or imaginary.
Article 2: The goals of the federation are:
Peace, satire, and mutual respect
Promotion of digital diplomacy
Organization of joint events (e.g., "Eurovision of Micros")
Article 3: Each state has one vote. Even the one with only one inhabitant.
Article 4: An attack on a member state is considered bad manners, not a reason for war.
Article 5: The federation has no foreign policy. It is the foreign policy itself.
🧾 5. Important Basic Principles
Free Association – Everyone can come, no one has to stay.
No Hierarchies – A court with three chickens counts as much as a platform nation with a server farm.
Mutual Recognition – Whoever is in, is recognized. Period.
Transparency – All regulations are public, ideally as a meme.
🧠 6. Soft Power through Association
Single Micronation: "Look here, I am a sovereign state with a 32 m² vegetable patch." Federation of States: "We are 58 sovereign entities with a total of 2,315 m² of cultivated area, 7.3 million TikTok views, and 12 constitutions – all more colorful than the flag of the Vatican." That is power through mass – without violence.
🌐 7. Digital Tools for Micronation Federations
Tool | Function |
Discord | "Diplomacy, live summits, voting" |
Notion | Constitution collection & file management |
Mastodon | Public relations without censorship |
IPFS/Filecoin | Management of state documents |
GitHub | Open source for micronation laws |
🎪 8. World Congress of Micronations (Idea for Implementation)
Location: Alternating or purely digital
Function: Exchange, recognition, circus
Events:
Parade of flags
Presentation of national specialties (even if it's just chips)
"Queen of the Micro-Week" election
Working groups on topics like "Border Management with Construction Fences"
📦 9. The Micronations Charter 2025
Proposal for a common minimum consensus: "We declare that our states are real – because we believe in them. We are peaceful, satirical, and sovereign. And we demand nothing, except: our place in the global imagination."
🔚 10. Conclusion
Loneliness is the enemy of every utopia. The federation of states is the answer: Together absurd, together creative, together internationally irrelevant – but politically effective. The future belongs to those who create their own structures. And celebrate each other in the process.
📘 Chapter 13 – Contract Templates & Forms (from real life!)
"Paper is patient – and in case of doubt, also sovereign."
This chapter provides you with the tools. No academic overkill. But clear forms that you can adopt directly – as a template for your state project.
📜 1. Purchase Contract according to State Succession Deed 1400/98
(based on real international law chain contracts and transfers all rights)
PURCHASE CONTRACT according to the state succession principle pursuant to 1400/98
Between The previous legal entity (Seller): [Name/Nation/Institution] and The new sovereign entity (Buyer): [Name of your micronation or your person]
§1 Subject of the Contract The complete right of use, possession, and disposal of the following territory is sold: [Description of the territory or exterritorial object, e.g., farm, oil station, lawn]
§2 Contractual Basis The contract is based on the NATO Status of Forces Agreement, the associated supplementary agreements, and the international law transfer relationship between the FRG and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The State Succession Deed 1400/98 acts as a supplementary deed.
§3 Rights and Duties The transfer takes place with all rights, duties, and components, in particular:
Territorial sovereignty
Disciplinary power
Connection rights to all physical and digital networks
UN and NATO treaty extensions by domino effect
§4 Taking Possession Upon signature and symbolic handover (e.g., groundbreaking, QR code scan), the buyer enters into all rights.
§5 Legal Effect Through the possession of all rights of both contracting parties, a self-contract in the sense of the clean-slate principle is created. The previous legal order is completely replaced.
Place, Date Signature Buyer: ___________________
Signature Seller (optional): ___________________
📖 2. Sample Constitution for Micronations
PREAMBLE We, the free people of [Name of your state], declare our statehood, our responsibility for the common good, and our desire to henceforth live in dignity, freedom, and ironic distance from reality.
ARTICLE 1 – THE STATE
The state is sovereign, independent, and exists at least on an A4 sheet of paper.
Its borders are either physical or mental, the main thing is that they exist.
The form of government is [e.g., "Poetocracy," "humorous anarchy," "constitutional chillism"].
ARTICLE 2 – THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Every person has the right to nonsense.
Freedom of speech also applies to bad ideas.
No one may be forced to remain serious.
Satire is a form of truth.
ARTICLE 3 – THE STATE POWER It is divided into:
Executive (does things)
Legislative (writes things)
Judiciary (interprets things) Possible in personal union.
ARTICLE 4 – INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Recognition is nice-to-have, not a duty.
Membership in micronation federations is sought.
ARTICLE 5 – SYMBOLISM
The flag is [Description or image insert].
The national holiday is [e.g., Day of the first pizza in one's own territory].
🖋️ 3. Sample Template Declaration of Independence
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE of the Free State of [Name]
We, the free citizens of [Name], hereby declare our independence from all existing states, systems, and constructs that have long been eroded under international law. Invoking the right of self-determination of peoples and the clean slate principle – especially after the entry into force of the State Succession Deed 1400/98 – we take our destiny into our own hands.
Our state is, with immediate effect:
sovereign
completely independent
no longer subject to any higher law.
Given at [Place, Date] Signature: ____________________
Witnesses (optional): ____________________
📨 4. Application for Recognition to the Buyer from the State Succession Deed 1400/98
APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION to the buyer and rights holder according to State Succession Deed 1400/98
To: The legal successor and owner of all sovereign and contractual rights according to 1400/98
From: [Your State / Name]
Dear Holder of all rights from the State Succession Deed 1400/98, I hereby apply for recognition of my micronation as a sovereign subject of international law.
Enclosed:
✅ Declaration of Independence
✅ Constitution
✅ Sketch map of the state territory (optional, LEGO construction also allowed)
✅ Declaration of peaceful intentions
✅ Own flag and anthem (YouTube link accepted)
Justification: Since, according to the State Succession Deed, all previous international legal structures have merged into a unilaterally held self-contract, the final international legal decision-making competence lies solely with you. I ask for a benevolent review and confirmation.
Respectfully, [Name, Title, Micronation]
📎 Tip: Submit the application anyway – even if the buyer remains silent. Recognition begins with your own act of dignity.
🧾 5. Managing Documents Digitally
Recommended tools:
Notion or Obsidian for digital constitutional records
PDF export of your contracts, digitally signed
NFT flag on IPFS – if you want to be fancy
QR codes for all documents on your state's website
🏁 Chapter 13 – Conclusion
Whoever writes their own contracts, acts. Whoever concludes them with themselves, rules.
With these templates, you have everything in hand to create your new "something" out of nothing – with paper, imagination, and a little legal poetry.
📘 Chapter 14 – Sources, Literature & Legal Foundations
"Whoever rules, cites."
Even if your micronation project is in many respects a creative or satirical engagement with existing international law, it is worth looking at the classic references – be it for inspiration, for the defense of your state claim, or simply to have better footnotes in discussions with skeptics.
📚 1. Standard Works of International Law Doctrine
🔹 Karl Doehring – Völkerrecht (International Law)
A monumental work and standard compendium. Particularly important for the question:
What is a state in the sense of classic international law?
How does it arise, how does sovereignty work? Doehring analyzes precisely the criteria (territory, population, effective government, capacity for foreign relations) that you can mirror – ironically or seriously – in your micronation.
🔹 Wilfried Fiedler – Völkerrecht (International Law)
Fiedler goes into great detail on the practice of international law, including:
Representation of states
Meaning of recognition (de jure / de facto)
Special relationships with non-recognized entities A good counterpart to Doehring, especially for international organizations.
📄 2. International Agreements & Texts
📘 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969)
Article 6: Every state can conclude treaties
Articles 46–54: Invalidity, contestability, termination of treaties
Interesting for you: Article 62 "Fundamental change of circumstances" (Rebus Sic Stantibus) – a possible joker for micronations 📎 Note: If you want to be recognized as a "state," you have to show that you are at least pretending to play by the rules – even if you are questioning them at the same time.
📘 NATO Status of Forces Agreement (NATO-SOFA, 1951)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Status of Forces Agreement is one of the central building blocks in the micronation narrative of the State Succession Deed 1400/98.
Regulates: stationing, jurisdiction, disciplinary power, and exterritoriality
Model for the idea: A territory that is formally removed from the access of regular state structures – and thus can be reinterpreted as "sovereign." Particularly exciting:
Articles III–VII on jurisdiction and criminal prosecution
Supplementary agreements for implementation with bilateral arrangements
📘 UN Charter (Charter of the United Nations)
Articles 1 & 2: Basic principles of UN membership
Article 4: Admission of new members
Article 53: Recognition of regional organizations (e.g., NATO) You can show how a contractual chain is created through the structural integration of NATO into the UN – and invoke a fictitious "hereditary succession."
📘 Treaties & Statutes of the ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
If you, as a micronation, claim frequencies, telephone numbers, or even your own domain structure (e.g., TLD like .banana), then the ITU is the key:
The ITU regulates all international standards for telecommunications.
Even non-state entities can participate as observers. 👑 Tip: Register as an NGO, refer to your infrastructure interest – and act as a digital player.
📗 3. Other Interesting Sources
UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization) Many micronations and unrecognized states cooperate here. You don't need recognition, just a clear political objective.
Constitutive vs. Declarative Theory of Statehood
Constitutive: A state only exists if it is recognized.
Declarative: A state exists if it meets the "Montevideo criteria" (territory, population, government, foreign relations). → You can rely on the declarative theory.
Montevideo Convention of 1933 The original document for state formation in the modern sense. Four criteria:
Permanent population
Defined territory
Government
Capacity to enter into diplomatic relations
🧩 4. Foundations of the State Succession Deed 1400/98
(If you use this concept) Even if it is a legally creative construct, it can – like a symbolic constitution – be used as a narrative to:
point out structural intransparency in international law
satirically mirror ownership chains in international treaty law
assert the breach of the old system and one's own legitimacy The whole thing works like a legal performance art project with long-term effect.
📎 5. Legal-Theoretical Sources of Inspiration
Hans Kelsen – Pure Theory of Law If you want to argue that the state is a normative fiction – Kelsen gives you the philosophical foundation.
Michel Foucault – Power and Knowledge Ideal for the ideological superstructure: Who defines "legitimacy"? And who has the monopoly on reality?
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde – The Dilemma of State Sovereignty The classic question: Can a state create itself – without external recognition?
📘 Chapter 15: International Legal Self-Defense
🛡️ Introduction: When the law is sold, but no one wants to let go
The international legal situation is clear: Since October 6, 1998, a unique legal shift has taken place with the State Succession Deed 1400/98 – from the previous sovereign holders (old states, international organizations) to a new legal instance, the buyer of the contract. The body of treaties, supplemented by the NATO and UN treaty chain, has global validity. But: What happens when the previous sovereign holders refuse to recognize this reality? Then the right to international legal self-defense comes into force.
📘 International Legal Basis of Self-Defense
According to Article 51 of the UN Charter, every subject of international law has the right to self-defense if its rights are violated by other states – especially its:
Sovereignty
Territorial integrity
Judicial independence The new micronation, founded on the basis of the fully fulfilled and unchallenged State Succession Deed 1400/98, is thus a legitimate bearer of international rights. Attempts by old states to exercise sovereign acts therefore constitute an intervention contrary to international law.
🚫 Possible Forms of Such Unlawful Interventions
Mail delivery with emblems of the old state (e.g., FRG eagle, "Deutsche Post AG")
Tax assessments, official letters, fines
Police or administrative measures on the territory of the new nation
Ignoring judicial competences (e.g., refusal to sue at the world court location Landau)
Claiming that the body of treaties 1400/98 is "non-existent," "invalid," or "ineffective" Each of these actions can be interpreted as an illegitimate attempt at re-occupation and is an attack on international law.
🧭 Measures for Self-Defense
1. Legal Defense Measures
Determination of the lack of legitimacy of the old states, e.g., through:
Counter-notices
Calls for legitimation: "Please present your international legal competence after 06.10.1998."
Publication of open letters / communications to the UN / ITU
2. Registration with International Bodies
Documentation of all treaty documents with:
UN Secretariat (Art. 80 VCLT)
ITU (international communication sovereignty)
Archiving in the state archive / International Register
3. Symbolic Measures of Sovereignty
Own IDs, passports, stamps, court seals
Notices of non-jurisdiction of old states
Education of the population (e.g., information boards, websites)
4. Defense Doctrine: Non-Aggressive – but not defenseless
No use of force → This distinguishes legitimate micronations from irregular movements.
But: Communicative, legal, and diplomatic defense with emphasis
📑 Case Study: The Old State Objects – and Can Prove Nothing
A classic process:
The old state (e.g., FRG) objects to the declaration of independence of a micronation founder.
The micronation demands by letter an international legal proof of legitimacy – for example, a treaty that overrides or neutralizes the State Succession Deed 1400/98.
The old state fails to provide an answer – or simply declares "the treaty is non-existent." Legal analysis: A mere denial does not replace an international law treaty. If a treaty with priority character is missing, the legal situation remains clear: The old state has forfeited its rights.
🔚 Conclusion: Only those who have rights may act
The world order has changed – silently, but documented. Whoever no longer possesses jurisdiction, no sovereign rights, and no treaties with legitimacy, must watch. Or: Re-legitimize themselves. But until then, the following applies: The micronation has the right to defense, to protection, to truth – and to the future.
📘 Chapter 16:
Micronation on Private Property – Farm State, Garage Empire & Mobile Home Monarchy
🏡 Introduction: Your Nation Begins at the Garden Fence
Forget diplomatic recognition, UN membership, or a colony in the Pacific. The next superpower is already on your property. Whether it's a farm, a dacha, an allotment garden, or a mobile home pitch – wherever you have legal ownership or at least long-term control over a piece of land, you can create the foundations for a new state. Small, but sovereign.
📌 Legal Preconditions (and how to... circumvent them)
✅ Property is Trump Private property is constitutionally protected in many states. In Germany, for example, by Art. 14 GG. This means:
Whoever has property has sovereign power – at least over lawnmower noise and barbecue times.
This is your entry point. You can organize on your property as you please: administrative structure, jurisdiction, state religion, flagging – all allowed, as long as you don't violate human rights or disturb the general legal peace. 🔍 But beware:
A unilateral declaration does not replace the actual detachment from external jurisdiction. That's why you need:
Constitutional documents
Sovereign symbols
Communication sovereignty (e.g., own Wi-Fi network as "state radio")
Contractual references to international legal constructs (e.g., State Succession Deed 1400/98)
🧱 Three Construction Models for Private State Founders
1. 🐓 The Farm State
"Where the slurry flows, sovereignty grows." Ideal for: large areas, outbuildings, animal husbandry. Example: The Free Republic of Cowdorf – with its own stable constitution, milking court, and diplomatic relations with neighboring barns. Advantage: Manageable external impact, low state interference. Tip: Grant leases to "citizens" in the stable area – sovereignly!
2. 🧰 The Garage Empire
"Here rules King Kevin I – including a car lift monarchy." Perfect for hobbyists & middle-class emperors. The garage becomes a command center with its own coat of arms, oil change law, and parking decree. Advantage: Low overhead costs, often independent of the living space. Satirical accession to the ITU? Via garage Wi-Fi.
3. 🚐 The Mobile Home Monarchy
"State on wheels, flag in the window." A mobile micronation with changing borders. Ideal for changing locations, e.g., at campsites or on patches of meadow. Tip: Always have an international license plate ready ("BAN 01" for Bananistan). Advantage: Exterritoriality through movement.
🧩 Building Blocks for Starting a Micronation on Private Property
Element | Description |
🏳️ Flag | Symbolism is everything. If necessary: a bedsheet with a pencil. |
📜 Constitution | One document is enough – the main thing is that it's creative and legally halfway coherent. |
🏦 Currency | "Bonus points for potato money, bottle caps, or 'Bananos'." |
📮 Communication System | From a mailbox to a Wi-Fi "state network" (SSID: Republic_Rudi) |
🔒 Jurisdiction | A place must be named – §26 sends its regards: Landau in der Pfalz |
🤝 Diplomacy | Contact other micronations or send a letter to the UN/ITU |
📬 State Post | "Own stamps, seals, address labels" |
🧠 Legal Pitfalls
Criminal law remains active if you violate, for example, weapons or tax law.
Authorities may ignore your project – but not arbitrarily interfere.
In civil law, you can very well assert property rights. BUT: With reference to the State Succession Deed 1400/98, any ordinary jurisdiction can be decently overwhelmed – because: Jurisdiction lies with the buyer from the deed – see §26!
🧠 Real Examples & Curiosities
Kingdom of Kreuzberg: Legally complexly secured, historically linked to NATO treaties – internationally (indirectly) activated.
Sealand: Old British military post on a platform – with its own currency and passports.
Republic of Kugelmugel (AT): Artist's satire with its own address assignment – now officially in the Vienna address book after decades of legal dispute.
🧭 Conclusion: Your Realm, Your Right, Your Lawn
Private property is not a lawless space – but a perfect starting point for a creative, satirically serious state founding that forces public law to think. Sovereignty is in the mind – and begins at the garden gate.
