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In this Chapter we intend to state the law as it appears to be applicable today regarding the exercise of State jurisdiction over activities in outer space, including celestial bodies. Having examined the concept of State jurisdiction in general international law from the viewpoint of its applicability to space law, and analysed the U.N. practice regarding the jurisdictional aspects of liability, rescue and return, we still have to define the contribution of the Space Treaty to the concept of State jurisdiction in space law.
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Csabafi, I.A. (1971). The Lex Lata Regarding the Exercise of State Jurisdiction in Outer Space. In: The Concept of State Jurisdiction in International Space Law. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-0921-3_4
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