University of Guilan (with the participation of the Iranian Association of Penal Law) Criminal Law Research 2322-2328 10 2 2020 01 21 The Criminal Jurisdiction of States for Investigation of Crimes Committed in Space Tourism The Criminal Jurisdiction of States for Investigation of Crimes Committed in Space Tourism 187 212 3890 10.22124/jol.2019.8297.1375 FA Soheyla Koosha Assistant Prof., Payam e Noor University Mahdi Momeni Assistant Prof., Payame Noor University Journal Article 2017 08 17 Nowadays we are confronting with the commercialization of space activities and prevalence of space tourism. The important point in these journeys is informed consent of tourists and acquiring the authorization needed.  The aim of this article is studying the measures for determination of the criminal Jurisdiction of states for investigation of crimes committed in space vehicle and on the International Space Station (ISS). This article will examine the international space documents (5 documents),- The 1988 Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA), the memorandum of understanding concluded with NASA and the ISS Crew Code of Conduct (CCC). This article is about to investigate which states have criminal jurisdiction for prosecution of crimes committed in space by using the descriptive- analytical method of research. For prevention of impunity the codification of national regulation for granting appropriate visa will help space tourists to know which state has legal jurisdiction for in these journeys. Nowadays we are confronting with the commercialization of space activities and prevalence of space tourism. The important point in these journeys is informed consent of tourists and acquiring the authorization needed.  The aim of this article is studying the measures for determination of the criminal Jurisdiction of states for investigation of crimes committed in space vehicle and on the International Space Station (ISS). This article will examine the international space documents (5 documents),- The 1988 Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA), the memorandum of understanding concluded with NASA and the ISS Crew Code of Conduct (CCC). This article is about to investigate which states have criminal jurisdiction for prosecution of crimes committed in space by using the descriptive- analytical method of research. For prevention of impunity the codification of national regulation for granting appropriate visa will help space tourists to know which state has legal jurisdiction for in these journeys. https://jol.guilan.ac.ir/article_3890_0ac9209e2c36a553f437a31e7a6179c3.pdf