
In 1967, Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa
Republic of Rose Island
The platform declared independence on 24 June 1968
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Rose_Island
Now, after many years, they continue with the same thought.
Governments do not like this kind of micronation initiatives.
They feel intimidated by any initiative that escapes their laws.
As an italian, I've heard about this several times.
Italian Wikipedia entry gives more informations, it might be worth a read via Google Transalate.
The key passage is the following:
The claims of sovereignty, independence and international rights acquired by the owners of the platform were unfounded, as Italian citizens, even outside Italy, must abide by state laws (this in a nutshell can be deduced from the essay on the Journal of International Law of 1968 ).
Wondering if this principle applies to every citizenship or only to italians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterritorial_jurisdiction