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| Space-Court | ||
| The place of judgement for crimes committed in interstellar space. |
| "I do not know just what means you used to murder him," the captan told him unrelentingly, "but your guilt is obvious. You will be imprisoned in the ship's brig until we reach Earth, where you will be turned over to the space-court for trial. |
| Technovelgy from Murder in the Void,
by Edmond Hamilton. Published by Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1938 Additional resources -
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This is the earliest use of this phrase that I know about; take a look at the discussion of asteroid claim law and Sky-Lawyer in Nat Schachner's 1941 story Jurisdiction.
You might also enjoy this discussion of Frank Herbert's courtarena from his novel The Dosadi Experiment.
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