The top 5 places in the world with no laws.

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1)Bir Tawil
At number 1, in the top 5 places in the world with no laws is Bir Tawil.

Bir Tawil is an area between the Southern Border of Egypt and the Northern Border of Sudan.

It has been reported to be the only place on Earth that is habitable but is not claimed by any recognised government.

It currently what is known is Latin and as a Terra nullius, a legal term which essentially means “nobody’s land”

However in a June 2014, a 38-year-old farmer from Virginia, USA named Jeremiah Heaton laid claim to the land. Jeremiah Heaton promised his daughter that she would be one day. To fulfil his promise to his daughter he travelled to Bir Tawil and claimed the land for himself, he then of course proceeded to go onto Facebook to let the world know of his new claim.

Unsurprisingly Jeremiah Heaton’s claim to Bir Tawil has not yet been recognised by any other international government and he is still waiting to receive his invitation to join the United Nations.

2) Ungoverned Afghanistan
At number 2, in the top 5 places in the world with no laws is Ungoverned Afghanistan.
It is an area located between to the eastern border of Afghanistan and the northwestern border of Pakistan. It is a region is controlled by the Federal government of Pakistan.

However The Constitution of Pakistan which governs the area through the same rules which were framed by the British in 1901 meaning that the Jurisdiction of Supreme Court and High Court of Pakistan does not extend to the area.

This basically means in that the Pashtun Tribes of Ungoverned Afghanistan, are an autonomous people free to create their own laws, and decide who has broken the law and who has not, with no enforcement by an internationally recognised government.


However despite the seemingly desirable freedom that the people of Ungoverned Afghanistan enjoy, it has come with serious consequences leaving the area open to control by tyrants, warlords and bandits, reminiscent of the days of the American frontier and the wild wild west.

Therefore it is no surprise that people who live in Ungoverned Afghanistan do desire a more stringent rule of law, with 79 percent of it’s inhabitants saying the area should be governed by the Pakistani military.

3) Western Sahara
At number 3, in the top 5 places in the world with no laws is Western Sahara.

Western Sahara is bordered by Mauritania, Morocco and Algeria. It is a land that mainly comprises of desert, as far as the eye can see and is occupied by the Sahara people. The land was ruled by Spain, however in 1975 Spain relinquished its control of the land to both Mauritania and Morocco at the same time. This led to a dispute between Mauritania and Morocco over who truly owned the land. A bypass of this is that the land is ungoverned up until this day, with the Sahari people having no form of government or sovereign ruler, they are free to decide their own laws.

4) Antarctica
At number 4, in the top 5 places in the world with no laws is Antartica.

The Earth's southernmost continent the only continent with no native peoples. Of course this can only be the one and only Antarctica.

With freezing temperatures way beyond the realm of human habitation. Antartica has remained with no rule of law.

Therefore if your desire freedom from man made laws, and are willing to endure sub zero temperatures then Antarctica may be just the place for you.

However you should be aware of the Antarctica Treaty, an agreement between 12 of the world’s most nations about how the land of Antarctica should be preserved.

5) International waters also known as the free seas.
At number 5, in the top 5 places in the world with no laws is International Waters.

The largest place on earth where there are no laws, that of course is international waters.
The principle of international waters arose in the 17th century during a time when countries Spain and Portugal claimed control over all the earth’s oceans, meaning that you could not travel out at sea without their say so. Of course this did not make good business sense for other nations who were looking to trade between ports like the Dutch. The Dutch advocates of ancient Roman Law, that stated that all the oceans of the earth cannot be owned by any one nation.

Water beyond that point regarded as the high seas, a place where there is no definitive law.

However before you start thinking about switching career to become a pirate, pirates such as the likes in the International Waters, such as the likes seen in Hollywood Blockbuster Captain Phillips. You should be aware that you can be arrested and prosecuted no matter where you are in the sea. Under the principle of Universal jurisdiction. This allows nations to arrest and prosecute a person for alleged piracy, no matter where the alleged piracy was committed.

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