When space tourism becomes an everyday event, what country will be responsible for law enforcement in space?

Question

There is already a international space treaty in place, so what country would be doing the law enforcing up there?

Maybe a joint law enforcement task force from every nation who signed the treaty, a group that answers only to the United Nations or something like that?

Answer 1

Myanmar.

Answer 2

It is very simple currently: The country that launches a payload is responsible for all damages caused by it. So, when you launch from the USA, a US agency will be responsible for making sure, you don't produce a high risk of the USA having to pay for damages on the property of other nations.

Answer 3

Just as for ships at sea, the vessel is territory of the country of

registration and the country of registration is the territorial authority.

Answer 4

All Law inforcement is a local activity.

Example: The captain of a ship.

If you look at what happens on ISS,

There is a captain and a protocol

whenever a new spacecraft docks at ISS.

They must ask permission to dock.

Permission is granted by the person "in charge"

That same person is the rule of law on ISS.

There are (of late) problems with how the rule of law

in space in the context of an international agreement

is to operate. I have not read the entire article posted

below but I think this will shed some light on the issue.

Answer 5

it will either be the vulcans or the country with the most guns. since we seem to think we"ve been appointed "world police" my guess is the u.s.  as our federal law stands now jurisdiction extends from the ground straight up so i guess whichever state your over will be in charge

Answer 6

i doubt anyone on earth will

Answer 7

I hope  Gorden Brown would not not try enforce law in space!,he can't even enforce law on this planet!!!  

Answer 8

America will definitely have their hands in it.  And they will try to keep all others out.

Answer 9

It makes sense for there to be a department within the United Nations comprised of representatives from several countries doing the law enforcement in space. It can't be just one country. On the other hand, maybe it'll depend on where it happens. For example, if it happens on a tourist ship whose company is based in the United States, then maybe the US should do it; it would be like it happened under US jurisdiction or something.

Answer 10

America.

Answer 11

I would think it would be the United Nations.

Answer 12

The men in black