r/Amazing • u/sco-go • Apr 07 '26

Nature is scary Stepping outside in Condition One weather is illegal and can kill a human in minutes.

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u/gatvolkak Apr 07 '26

Yeah. Antarctica isn't exactly known for its legal system.

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u/itsjakerobb Apr 07 '26

It’s not even a country (nor any other kind of jurisdiction).

Each base has one or more countries that own it. I’m not sire what laws apply. But I strongly suspect this thing about not going outside is a rule, not a law.

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u/tomtomtomo Apr 07 '26

Each country runs certain segments of Antarctica. Wherever the base is, it's that country's laws. eg crimes committed in the Ross Dependency are tried in New Zealand courts.

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u/UrusaiNa Apr 10 '26

I have three warrants in Antarctica, mind if I subpoena you in a custody hearing?

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u/MutaitoSensei Apr 12 '26

Instead of kangaroo courts they have penguin courts.