Laws of the Imperium

It seems to be my week for questioning assumptions.
The following came up during a discussion on law and ethics in the PBEM:

>       "Thank you for your LEGAL opinion Doctor; perhaps you would care
>to examine Section XXV, which as a part of every crewmember's employment
>contract waives all claims against Turnskaad, its agents and employees,
>except to recover amounts due under the insurance and salvage agreements
>which all crew signed."

This is undoubtedly good law in the Imperium of the PBEM universe. I
remember my character being asked to sign this waiver. I didn't think much
about it at the time, but today it struck me that this may be good law in
USA, but it certainly isn't in Denmark. In Denmark there are certain rights
you _cannot_ sign away. If someone is responsible for maiming you, then no
amount of waivers will mean a thing. He's still liable.

So the question that struck me was: What are the laws of the Imperium? Are
they just carbon copies of American laws, late 20th century? Can anybody
remember any Imperial laws mentioned in the Traveller and Megatraveller
canon? I seem to recall something about a definition of murder and some laws
about robots. Anything else?

      Hans Rancke
University of Copenhagen
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