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I remember reading a long section talking about the applicability of Canadian law, which included a section about it applying to any spaceship where the Queen w
by jpollock 6y ago
I remember reading a long section talking about the applicability of Canadian law, which included a section about it applying to any spaceship where the Queen was aboard in her capacity as the Queen of Canada, but I can't find it now.
I did find this in the Canadian Criminal Code:
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/page-3.html#docCont https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-46/page-3.html#do...
Space Station — Canadian crew members
(2.3) Despite anything in this Act or any other Act, a Canadian crew member who, during a space flight, commits an act or omission outside Canada that if committed in Canada would constitute an indictable offence is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Canada, if that act or omission is committed
(a) on, or in relation to, a flight element of the Space Station; or
(b) on any means of transportation to or from the Space Station.
Space Station — crew members of Partner States
(2.31) Despite anything in this Act or any other Act, a crew member of a Partner State who commits an act or omission outside Canada during a space flight on, or in relation to, a flight element of the Space Station or on any means of transportation to and from the Space Station that if committed in Canada would constitute an indictable offence is deemed to have committed that act or omission in Canada, if that act or omission
(a) threatens the life or security of a Canadian crew member; or
(b) is committed on or in relation to, or damages, a flight element provided by Canada.