The role of governments in the proceedings crimes committed in outer space

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Human science Faculty International Publice Law , Islamic Azad University Ghaemshar Branch . Ghaemshar. Iran

2 Prof. , Faculty of Law and Political Science University of Tehran : Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Due to the lack of comprehensive and unified regulations on criminal jurisdiction in outer space and Insufficient scattered regulations between governments and Faint rules in International documents and agreements in this field , the present study descriptively and analytically uses the library method by taking notes from International Space Law and International documents and agreements in this field and reliable information and articles collected and seeks to answer the question of how can governments be considered competent to investigate the crimes committed by their citizens and non-citizen in outer space?
The results of studies show that the governments have jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by their citizens in outer space within domestic courts and international authorities however the existing laws do not answer the numerous ambiguities in this area , even multilateral international agreements, which are more limited in scope than international treaties and international space law, have failed to address the existing ambiguities. The role of governments and their efforts, as well as those of international organizations and the legal community, in unifying the efficient rules of outer space to prevent various national legislations is important.

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  • Receive Date: 26 September 2022
  • Revise Date: 21 February 2023
  • Accept Date: 25 February 2023

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