A sovereign territory has a three-dimensional volumetric space that encompasses the land, maritim... more A sovereign territory has a three-dimensional volumetric space that encompasses the land, maritime and air spaces of a state. 1 Air space is generally understood as the whole atmosphere surrounding the planet reaching from the ground up to the vacuum of the space. 2 Each state has a monopoly of power within its own air space and that monopoly of power has literally horizontal and vertical aspects. Even though horizontal aspect of the air space is somehow specified, the questions about the vertical aspect of the air space in relation to the outer space left unanswered in the legal framework. 3 Accordingly, this paper will firstly examine the concept of the "air space" by briefly explaining the legal framework of sovereignty over air space both from historical and current account and then will proceed with the debate on the demarcation boundary between air space and outer space.
A sovereign territory has a three-dimensional volumetric space that encompasses the land, maritim... more A sovereign territory has a three-dimensional volumetric space that encompasses the land, maritime and air spaces of a state. 1 Air space is generally understood as the whole atmosphere surrounding the planet reaching from the ground up to the vacuum of the space. 2 Each state has a monopoly of power within its own air space and that monopoly of power has literally horizontal and vertical aspects. Even though horizontal aspect of the air space is somehow specified, the questions about the vertical aspect of the air space in relation to the outer space left unanswered in the legal framework. 3 Accordingly, this paper will firstly examine the concept of the "air space" by briefly explaining the legal framework of sovereignty over air space both from historical and current account and then will proceed with the debate on the demarcation boundary between air space and outer space.
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