Timeline for If a murder was committed in Antarctica and it was unclear who did it, who would investigate?
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| Nov 9, 2018 at 14:00 | comment | added | user4234 | @jgning what's the joke here? I am missing it | |
| Oct 24, 2018 at 3:56 | comment | added | Henry | All of which begs the question of whether Antarctica - and specifically the area where the crime was committed - have any law enforcement officers. GIven that almost everyone there seems to be a scientist, I'm guessing police are few and far between or absent entirely. I suppose people that aren't police officers would be motivated to solve the crime and detain the miscreant if he/she is found, pending evacuation to the relevant country's judicial system. | |
| Feb 10, 2017 at 16:44 | comment | added | Martin Bonner supports Monica | "The geographic limits of each country's jurisdiction are well defined" - but in many cases, overlap. In practise, the murder would probably be investigated by the country running the relevant base. (Which could be tricky if the murder happened half-way between Rothera [UK] and San Martin [Argentina]) | |
| Nov 30, 2015 at 8:18 | comment | added | Parthian Shot |
The USA has jurisdiction if no one else does. WOO! USA! USA! USA! ...Sorry. Instinct.
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| Nov 30, 2015 at 4:29 | comment | added | Dale M♦ | @jqning no, but if wielded by a penguin ... | |
| Nov 30, 2015 at 3:59 | comment | added | jqning | Question - does your answer change if the murder weapon was an icicle? | |
| Nov 29, 2015 at 9:39 | history | answered | Dale M♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |